[Zope] How To run current Zope 2 & 3 from CVS on Windows

[Max M]

If any of you Windows developers are interrested in trying out Zope 3 
from the CVS, this might make it easier.


How To run current Zope 2 & 3 from CVS on Windows

http://www.mxm.dk/papers/run-z3-cvs-wthout-compiler/

This how-to tells how to run Zope 2 (Z2) and Zope 3 (Z3) from CVS on 
Windows, without access to a compiler. This probably most relevant for 
Windows developers that wants to stay current with Z3.

Though releases are made once in a while for Z3, they are quickly 
outdated. So if you want to develop on it, or just try it out, you need 
to download it from CVS.

This can be a problem for Windows developers that do not have Microsofts 
Visual Studio installed.

The reason is that Z3 must be compiled with the same compiler as the 
Python install.

The ususal Python Windows distribution is compiled with VS 6.0, so if 
you want to run Z3 with your normal installer, it must be compiled with 
that.

Without VS 6.0 installed, that is a bit of a jam for us lowly Windows 
developers.

There are a few ways to get around it though, even without a compiler ...


regards Max M