[py-svn] r58386 - py/trunk/py/doc

[hpk at codespeak.net]

Author: hpk
Date: Tue Sep 23 16:42:27 2008
New Revision: 58386

Modified:
   py/trunk/py/doc/download.txt
Log:
adding info for debian and rpm systems


Modified: py/trunk/py/doc/download.txt
==============================================================================
--- py/trunk/py/doc/download.txt	(original)
+++ py/trunk/py/doc/download.txt	Tue Sep 23 16:42:27 2008
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 The py lib and its tools are expected to work well on Linux,
 Windows and OSX, Python versions 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6.
 
-Note that we provide binary eggs for Windows machines - on
-non-Windows systems you need a working C-compiler in order to
+We provide binary eggs for Windows machines. 
+
+On other systems you need a working C-compiler in order to
 install the full py lib.  If you don't have a compiler available 
 you can still install the py lib but without greenlets - look 
 below for the ``install_lib`` target. 
@@ -25,8 +26,21 @@
 (Unfortunately we don't know about a way to execute this 
 code automatically during the above install). 
 
+Installing on Debian or Fedora 
+===================================
+
+On Debian systems look for ``python-codespeak-lib``.
+*This package is probably outdated - if somebody 
+can help with bringing this up to date, 
+that would be very much appreciated.*
+
+Dwayne Bailey has thankfully put together a Fedora `RPM`_. 
+
+.. _`RPM`: http://translate.sourceforge.net/releases/testing/fedora/pylib-0.9.2-1.fc9.noarch.rpm
+
 .. _`setuptools installation`: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
 
+
 Downloading a tar/zip archive and installing that
 ===================================================