[Zope-CVS] SVN: zpkgtools/trunk/doc/quickstart.txt update the
quick-start so it better matches the current state of affairs,
Fred L. Drake, Jr.
fdrake at gmail.com
Wed Aug 10 19:21:36 EDT 2005
Log message for revision 37853:
update the quick-start so it better matches the current state of affairs,
and starts quicker
Changed:
U zpkgtools/trunk/doc/quickstart.txt
-=-
Modified: zpkgtools/trunk/doc/quickstart.txt
===================================================================
--- zpkgtools/trunk/doc/quickstart.txt 2005-08-10 23:10:19 UTC (rev 37852)
+++ zpkgtools/trunk/doc/quickstart.txt 2005-08-10 23:21:36 UTC (rev 37853)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
This is a very brief "getting started" guide to using the Zope 3
package tool, |zpkg|_. We'll start with simple instructions for
-building the ZopeX3 distribution. These instructions only apply to
+building a Zope-3.1.X distribution. These instructions only apply to
Unix systems.
The packaging tool builds a distribution pacakge based on *resources*.
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@
You will need to define a *resource map* to tell |zpkg|_ where package
components can be found. Resource maps can be loaded from local files
-or from remote locations specified by URL. If you are primarily
-working with the Zope 3 packages, you should be able to use some
-prepared resource maps rather than defining your own.
+or from remote locations specified by URL. The |zpkg|_ configuration
+file can contain a resource map as well, avoidin the need for a
+separate file. If you are primarily working with the Zope 3 packages,
+you should be able to use some prepared resource maps rather than
+defining your own.
The resource maps can be specified from the |zpkg|_ command line or in
a configuration file. It's generally easiest to work with a
@@ -59,15 +61,11 @@
>>> os.path.expanduser('~')
'C:\\Documents and Settings\\username'
-A good starting configuration to allow working with the resources
-defined for the Zope 3 project would be::
+If you're working with the Zope 3 source code (for Zope 3.1 or newer),
+a sample configuration with an embedded resource map is in the
+checked-out sources as *releases/Zope.cfg*. Take a look at that for a
+moderately typical configuration.
- # Resources for the Zope 3 project:
- resource-map svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/ReleaseSupport/trunk/PackageMaps/zope3.map
-
- # Resources for use by zpkg:
- resource-map svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/ReleaseSupport/trunk/PackageMaps/support.map
-
Read more about resource maps in |zpkg|_, and about how resource
locations are specified in `Resource Locations <resources.html>`_.
@@ -81,11 +79,10 @@
Run |zpkg|_ using this command::
- zpkg -ac -vVERSION ZopeX3
+ zpkg -C releases/Zope.cfg -vVERSION Zope
-After listening to a good CD, or perhaps having some good Thai food,
-you should find a very large tarball named *ZopeX3-VERSION.tgz* in the
-current directory.
+After a short while, you should find a very large tarball named
+*Zope-VERSION.tgz* in the current directory.
Defining a New Resource
@@ -208,7 +205,7 @@
The format of the file is simply a series of RFC 2822 headers, with
the header names matching the field names. For example::
- Name: Zope X3
+ Name: Zope
Summary: Zope 3 Application Server
Home-page: http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/
Author: Zope Corporation and Contributors
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