commit 7bbdc714c0255e067b622331b17c93c5637b5a7e Author: juga0 juga@riseup.net Date: Fri Jun 12 14:23:12 2020 +0000

fix: doc: Recommend pip only for development

or testing and add links. --- INSTALL.rst | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst index 5907d4a..e4e7a05 100644 --- a/INSTALL.rst +++ b/INSTALL.rst @@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ System requirements

- Tor (last stable version is recommended) - Python 3 (>= 3.6) -- virtualenv_ (while there is not ``stem`` release > 1.6.0, it is - recommended to install the required python dependencies in a virtualenv) - -In Debian:: - - sudo apt install tor python3 virtualenv

Python dependencies -------------------- @@ -37,9 +31,30 @@ Python dependencies - Stem_ >= 1.7.0 - Requests_ (with socks_ support) >= 2.10.0

-To install the Python dependencies, create a ``virtualenv`` first +It is recommend to install the dependencies from your system package manager. +If that is not possible, because the Python dependencies are not available in +your system, you can install them from their sources. +We only recommend using pip_ for development or testing. + +Installing sbws from source +--------------------------- + +Clone ``sbws``:: + + git clone https://git.torproject.org/sbws.git + +and install it:: + + cd sbws + python3 setup.py install

-:: +Installing sbws for development or testing +------------------------------------------ + +If you use pip_, it is recommended to use virtualenv_, to avoid having +different versions of the same libraries in your system. + +To create a ``virtualenv``::

virtualenv venv -p /usr/bin/python3 source venv/bin/activate @@ -50,7 +65,10 @@ Clone ``sbws``::

Install the python dependencies::

- cd sbws && pip install . + cd sbws && pip install -e . + +Configuration and deployment +----------------------------

``sbws`` needs :term:`destination` s to request files from.

@@ -97,3 +115,4 @@ are 10MB and it will keep 50 rotated log files. .. _port: https://www.freshports.org/net/py-sbws/ .. _Debian: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=sbws&searchon=names&suit... .. _Ubuntu: https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=sbws&searchon=names&suit... +.. _pip: https://pypi.org/project/pip/