Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of InstallationGuidelines/Developer/PostPython

Timestamp:

11/22/11 09:12:46 (13 years ago)

Author:

Fran Boon

Comment:

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InstallationGuidelines/Developer/PostPython

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 == Install Web2Py ==
-As a Developer, it is best to run the Trunk version of Web2Py, so that you can fine-tune the version that you have installed & get involved with the Web2Py developer community.
-''Note: If you have a slow internet connection, and {{{bzr branch}}} does not complete, see below.''
+As a Developer, it is best to run the Trunk version of Web2Py, so that you can fine-tune the version that you have installed & get involved with the Web2Py developer community:
 {{{
 bzr branch lp:~mdipierro/web2py/devel web2py
 }}}
 
-There are occasional issues with the latest Trunk, so you may need to try a slightly older revision.
+There are occasional issues with the latest Trunk, so you may need to try a slightly older revision. If this is needed, after downloading:
 {{{
 cd web2py
@@ -14 +13 @@
 bzr revert -r <earlier revision>
 }}}
-If you have a slow internet connection, the {{{bzr branch}}} of Web2Py may not complete, due to a Launchpad timeout (this is a reported problem). In this case, you can do a "lightweight checkout", which does not provide a full revision history, and cannot be used to submit code for Web2Py.
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+If you have a slow internet connection, then {{{bzr branch}}} of Web2Py may take a long time (640Mb). If you wish to get started more quickly, you can do a "lightweight checkout", which does not provide the revision history and so cannot be used to either rollback to earlier versions or updated to newer ones:
 {{{
 bzr checkout --lightweight lp:~mdipierro/web2py/devel web2py
 }}}
-
 == Install Eden ==
 As a Developer, you should generally run the Trunk version of Eden, so that you can submit patches against the latest code: