Installing Pyrite
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Rob Tillotson <robt@debian.org>


Pyrite requires Python 1.5 or newer, and the pilot-link library
(libpisock) version 0.8.11 or newer.

Installing Pyrite from source additionally requires a C compiler,
the Python development headers and libraries, and the pilot-link
development headers and libraries.

The other parts of pilot-link (the command-line utilities, interfaces
to other languages, etc.) are not required by Pyrite.  In
particular, you don't need to build the Python interface included in
the pilot-link source; Pyrite is a complete replacement for its
functionality.

If you have problems installing Pyrite, please let me know.


As of version 0.9.1, Pyrite is using GNU autoconf for configuration.
As a result, installing it should be as simple as:

    ./configure
    make
    make install

The only option to the configure script at the moment is
--with-locale-dir, which can be used to specify where to install
translations, e.g. "./configure --with-locale-dir=/usr/lib/locale".


Pre-built binaries:

  Pyrite is part of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, starting
  with 2.1 "slink".  The current version can be installed over the
  network from the "unstable" distribution; earlier versions may be
  available in "stable" and/or "frozen".

  Binaries for other Linux distributions, and for other platforms,
  will be available as soon as I can find someone to make them.  If
  you want to package Pyrite for your favorite platform, please
  let me know and I'll help in any way I can.