TakeNote INSTALL =============== Windows Install There is a Binary Installer for Windows available on the TakeNote website. It is the recommended way to install TakeNote for Windows. Linux Install Required libraries For example, if you use Debian or something compatible... $ apt-get install python python-gtk2 python-glade2 libgtk2.0-dev Optional libraries Spell checking $ apt-get install python-gnome2-extras Once third-party libraries are installed, you can run takenote directly from its source directory $ path-to-takenote-src/bin/takenote or you can install with python distutils $ python setup.py install MacOS X Install All third-party libraries for the Linux version of TakeNote are cross-platform and should also work for MacOS X. - python (http://www.python.org) - gtk (http://www.gtk.org) - pygtk (http://www.pygtk.org) All of these libraries are also available through fink for MaxOS X. Once installed, TakeNote can be run directly from its source directory $ path-to-takenote-src/bin/takenote Alternative: Another option for running TakeNote is to use the Windows version in WINE or another Virtual Machine (VMware, etc). ============================================================================= Windows Build Most people will just want to install TakeNote. For basic installation, see the Windows Install instructions above. These instructions are for developers who want to *build* the windows installer. First install these third party packages. Versions that are known to work are given below, but higher version are likely to also work. python-2.5.1.msi gtk-dev-2.12.9-win32-2.exe pygtk-2.12.1-1.win32-py2.5.exe pyobject-2.14.1-1.win32-py2.5.exe pycario-1.4.12-1.win32-py2.5.exe py2exe-0.6.6.win32-py2.5.exe isetup-5.2.3.exe (Inno Setup) NOTE: pygtk-2.12.1-2.win32-py2.5.exe (notice the -2) seems to have a bug with get_source_widget() Once third-party packages are installed, execute in the takenote source dir: $ python setup.exe py2exe - Use Inno to compile installer.iss Installer will be in Output/takenote-XXX.exe