[ZDP] Zope installation directory structure - draft 1

[Rik Hoekstra]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: zdp-admin@zope.org [mailto:zdp-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of
> kamon.ayeva@bureauveritas.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:30 PM
> To: zdp@zope.org
> Subject: [ZDP] Zope installation directory structure - draft 1
>
>
>
> BEGIN BEGIN BEGIN
>
>    Here is an overview of the Zope directory structure after installation:
>
> bin       Binary files
>
> doc       Documentation
>
> inst      Compile, build and installation scripts (Python)
>
> lib/python     Zope Python library
>           - - Is it usefull to detail the subdirectories ?
>

Yes (this is where products and Shared reside - this may be of importance)

> lib/python1.5  Zope Python 1.5 library
>           - - Is it usefull to detail the subdirectories ?

No, refer to standard python documentation


Hm, on windows things are installed differently. I only have an lib/python
subdirectory. The Zope python library here includes compiled extension
modules (.pyd's)


The python standard library is in bin/lib

>
> pcgi      PCGI support directory
>
> pcgi/Win32     PCGI Win32 support directory
>
> utilities      Utilities files
>
> var       Zope data directory
>
> var/Gadfly     Gadfly connection files ???
>
> ZServer/medusa      Medusa program files
>
> ZServer/pubcore     ????
>
>    You will have to create the following ones yourself for advanced Zope
>    development:
>
> Extensions
>
> Import
>
>    The following files are important for Zope configuration and
> daily work:
>
> access         Zope management access control file (See following section
> XXX)
>
> Zope.cgi  Zope PCGI information file (See following section XXX)
>
> Z2.py          ZServer python program
>
> start          Zope unix startup program

on windows this is a start.bat

>
> stop      Zope unix shutdown program
>
> var/Data.fs    Primary Zope Object Database file (See section XXX)
>
> etc...
>
> END END END
>

Rik