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diff --git a/source3/python/README b/source3/python/README index 6d42897bad..04f794215a 100644 --- a/source3/python/README +++ b/source3/python/README @@ -2,44 +2,18 @@ This directory contains Python bindings to allow you to access various aspects of Samba. At the moment their status is "experimental" and they are not built by default. +In order to be able to compile samba-python you need to have python +and the python-dev packages installed. ----- -Quick Install Guide --- -Lines prepended with a $ indicate shell commands. +Python libraries are always built for a particular version of Python +(2.2, 2.1, etc), and libraries built for one version will not be seen +by another. By default Samba's libraries are built for whatever is +installed as "python" on your $PATH, but you can override this using +the --with-python option. For example -1. Requirements + $ ./configure --with-python=python2.2 -In order to be able to compile samba-python you need to have -python and the python-dev packages installed. - -2. Checking out the CVS HEAD branch of Samba and Samba-Python - -In your shell, type: - -$ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot login - -When asked for a password, type 'cvs'. - -Now, type: - -$ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co samba - -This might probably take a while. When everything is downloaded, -check out the samba-python tree: - -$ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co samba-python - -Now that you have both cvs modules, move the directory 'samba-python' to -inside the samba source tree, using: - -$ mv samba-python samba/source/python - -Now, go to the samba/source directory and apply the samba-head.patch patch: - -$ cd samba/source && patch -p0 < location/to/samba-python/samba-head.patch - -You can now configure samba as usual and create the python extension: +To build: $ autoconf $ ./configure |