[Grok-dev] How you can help improving Windows support

[Roger Erens]

on 10-4-2009 15:05 Uli Fouquet wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I start a new thread to keep everybody up to date.
> 

...

> 
> * Roger Erens already put a Win install HowTo on
> 
>    http://wiki.zope.org/grok/WindowsInstallation

Uhm, the first incantation was written by Shane Graber some 2+ years 
ago. I just happened to be the last visitor to write a comment. Shane 
deserves the glory, not me.

> 
>   Thanks a lot, Roger! This should make its way to grok.zope.org. Is 
>   someone willing to port the text over? Maybe Roger yourself?

Done, but I followed quite a different approach: not starting with a 
bare Zope installation followed by downloading a Grok-tarbal, but much 
more resembling the current installation instructions for GNU/Linux 
(install python and win32all, easy_install grokproject, etc.).

> 
> * Rogers install howto might also serve as a nice basis for us to start:
> 
>   If one follows this howto on a clean system, what errors/problems 
>   occur? Everyone who is able to do so, might add experiences on
> 
>      http://wiki.zope.org/grok/WindowsSupportPlans
> 
>   where I added an extra section for that and/or file bug reports as 
>   mentioned above. Of course you can also use the mailing list.

Since I only have OEM-licensed Windows, I cannot start with a clean 
(virtualized) environment each time a grok/grokproject release is made. 
Therefore there may be some legacy settings stemming from actions that I 
forgot to mention.

I hope the installation howto will get many eyeballs so that all 
remaining problems will become shallow. Head over to:

http://grok.zope.org/documentation/how-to/install-on-ms-windows

Thanks,

Roger