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author | kali <kali@leap.se> | 2013-01-30 06:52:59 +0900 |
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committer | kali <kali@leap.se> | 2013-01-30 06:52:59 +0900 |
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Merge branch 'pre-release-0.2.0' into release-0.2.0
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diff --git a/docs/dev/environment.rst b/docs/dev/environment.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c3868b81 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/dev/environment.rst @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +.. _environment: + +Setting up a development environment +==================================== + +This document covers how to get an enviroment ready to contribute code to the LEAP Client. + +Cloning the repo +---------------- +.. note:: + Stable releases will be in *master* branch (nothing there yet, move on!). + Development code lives in *develop* branch. + +:: + + git clone git://leap.se/leap_client + +Base Dependencies +------------------ +Leap client depends on these libraries: + +* `python 2.6 or 2.7` +* `qt4` libraries (see also :ref:`Troubleshooting PyQt install <pyqtvirtualenv>` about how to install inside your virtualenv) +* `openssl` +* `openvpn <http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/345-openvpn-project.html>`_ + +Debian +^^^^^^ +In debian-based systems:: + + $ apt-get install openvpn python-qt4 python-crypto python-openssl + +To install the software from sources:: + + $ apt-get install python-pip python-dev + +.. _virtualenv: + +Working with virtualenv +----------------------- + +Intro +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +*Virtualenv* is the *Virtual Python Environment builder*. + +It is a tool to create isolated Python environments. + +The basic problem being addressed is one of dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions. Imagine you have an application that needs version 1 of LibFoo, but another application requires version 2. How can you use both these applications? If you install everything into /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages (or whatever your platform's standard location is), it's easy to end up in a situation where you unintentionally upgrade an application that shouldn't be upgraded. + +Read more about it in the `project documentation page <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/>`_. + + +Create and activate your dev environment +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +:: + + $ virtualenv </path/to/new/environment> + $ source </path/to/new/environment>/bin/activate + +Install python dependencies +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +You can install python dependencies with pip. If you do it inside your working environment, they will be installed avoiding the need for administrative permissions:: + + $ pip install -r pkg/requirements.pip + +.. _pyqtvirtualenv: + +Troubleshooting PyQt install inside a virtualenv +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +If you attempt to install PyQt inside a virtualenv using pip, it will fail because PyQt4 does not use the standard setup.py mechanism. + +As a workaround, you can run the following script after creating your virtualenv. It will symlink to your global PyQt installation (*this is the recommended way if you are running a debian-based system*):: + + $ pkg/postmkvenv.sh + +A second option if that does not work for you would be to install PyQt globally and pass the ``--site-packages`` option when you are creating your virtualenv:: + + $ apt-get install python-qt4 + $ virtualenv --site-packages . + +Or, if you prefer, you can also `download the official PyQt tarball <http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download>`_ and execute ``configure.py`` in the root folder of their distribution, which generates a ``Makefile``:: + + $ python configure.py + $ make && make install + +.. note:: + this section could be completed with useful options that can be passed to the virtualenv command (e.g., to make portable paths, site-packages, ...). + + +.. _copyscriptfiles: + +Copy script files +----------------- + +The openvpn invocation expects some files to be in place. If you have not installed `leap-client` from a debian package, you must copy these files manually:: + + $ sudo mkdir -p /etc/leap + $ sudo cp pkg/linux/resolv-update /etc/leap + +.. _policykit: + +Running openvpn without root privileges +--------------------------------------- + +In linux, we are using ``policykit`` to be able to run openvpn without root privileges, and a policy file is needed to be installed for that to be possible. +The setup script tries to install the policy file when installing the client system-wide, so if you have installed the client in your global site-packages at least once it should have copied this file for you. + +If you *only* are running the client from inside a virtualenv, you will need to copy this file by hand:: + + $ sudo cp pkg/linux/polkit/net.openvpn.gui.leap.policy /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/ + + +Missing Authentication agent +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +If you are running a desktop other than gnome or unity, you might get an error saying that you are not running the authentication agent. You can launch it like this:: + + /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 & |