[Grok-dev] Re: eggs-directory and grokproject

[Martijn Faassen]

Hey,

Philipp von Weitershausen wrote:
[snip]
> The behaviour of zopeproject/grokproject could then be altered to:
> 
> * check if there's a default setting in ~/.buildout/default.cfg
> 
> * if there's a default setting and the user simply takes that (by 
> pressing return), buildout.cfg won't get a eggs-directory setting (but 
> perhaps a comment instead mentioning that the default setting will be 
> used).
> 
> * if there's a default setting but the user chooses to enter a different 
> directory, buildout.cfg will have the necessary eggs-directory setting.
> 
> * if there's no default setting, zopeproject/grokproject will suggest a 
> sensible eggs directory (e.g. ~/buildout-eggs) and buildout.cfg will 
> have the necessary eggs-directory setting.

+1

I think it would be good to:

* have a good "getting started with buildout in 5 minutes" tutorial. I 
believe Luciano is interested in helping to write this.

* perhaps have grokproject point people to this tutorial, though perhaps 
it'd be good enough if we just make the tutorial easy to find.

Regards,

Martijn