1. Installation of mwlib
    1. Requirements
    2. Optional parts
    3. Install mwlib with easy_install
    4. Install the latest mwlib from the git repository
    5. After the install of mwlib

Installation of mwlib

Requirements

mwlib is available as an egg file, installable with easy_install mwlib. There is a git repository at http://code.pediapress.com/git/mwlib/.

mwlib is thoroughly tested on Debian testing and should work on any UNIX-like operating system.

Optional parts

In order to have rendering of math formulas, you need to have the following packages installed:

For rendering of timelines, you need to install ploticus.

If you want to install mwlib from the source tarball or from the git repository, you need  re2c >= 0.13, gcc and make.

If you want to build the documentation you need  docutils.

Install mwlib with easy_install

Make sure, you have the needed environment. On Debian systems: 

# apt-get install g++ perl python python-dev python-setuptools python-imaging

Simply download and install mwlib with easy_install: 

# easy_install mwlib && rehash

Now you're ready to use mw-lib. See some Examples or, if there are any kind of trouble, please see the bottom of this page.

Install the latest mwlib from the git repository

Make sure, you have the needed environment, especially  re2c.
Note: the version of re2c included in Debian testing (lenny) or Ubuntu 8.04 is too old.
Please get the  Source Code of re2c from sourcforge.net and build it from the sources.

On Debian systems: 

# apt-get install make g++ perl python python-dev python-setuptools python-imaging re2c

Install git.

Check out the code: 

$ git clone git://code.pediapress.com/mwlib

Build mwlib: 

$ cd mwlib && make

And finally install mwlib: 

# python setup.py build install

OR, if you plan to change the source code and want to use your changes: 

python setup.py build develop

After the install of mwlib

Please start playing around with Examples or visit the Troubleshooting.
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Also provide a meaningful description of your problem, including e.g. the version number of the involved software components and additional information to solve your problem.