diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL.md similarity index 95% rename from INSTALL rename to INSTALL.md index 551f9d9f4..66dae52d1 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -1,9 +1,11 @@ Common +====== First things first: Supybot *requires* at least Python 2.6. There ain't no getting around it. You can get it from http://www.python.org/. - Recommended Software +Recommended Software +==================== PySQLite -- Version 2.x @@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ methods, so find the section for your operating system and continue from there. UNIX/Linux/BSD +============== If you're installing Python using your distributor's packages, you may need a python-dev package installed, too. If you don't have a @@ -39,9 +42,10 @@ the script to run an actual bot; the latter, 'supybot-wizard', is an in-depth wizard that provides a nice user interface for creating a registry file for your bot. - Local Install +Local Install +------------- - You can install Supybot in a local directory by using the '--user' + You can install Supybot in a local directory by using the '--user' option when running 'setup.py'. E.g., 'python setup.py install --user' to install into your home directory. You'll now have a $HOME/.local/bin directory containing Supybot programs ('supybot', @@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ registry file for your bot. Supybot libraries. Windows +======= **Note**: If you are using an IPV6 connection, you will not be able to run Supybot under Windows (unless Python has fixed things). Current