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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Leap client depends on these libraries: * python 2.6 or 2.7 * qt4 libraries (see installing Qt section below) * libgnutls +* openvpn Python packages are listed in ``pkg/requirements.pip`` and ``pkg/test-requirements.pip`` @@ -50,25 +51,10 @@ Use pip (preferrable inside a virtualenv) to install all the required python pac pip install -r pkg/requirements.pip -Install PyQt ------------- -If you attempt to install PyQt using pip, it will fail because PyQt4 does not use the standard setup.py mechanism. - -You can: -* run pkg/postmkvenv.sh after creating your virtualenv. It will symlink to your global PyQt installation (recommended). -* install PyQt globally and make a virtualenv with --site-packages -* run pkg/install_pyqt.sh inside your virtualenv (with --no-site-packages) - -When installing from the tarball, it uses configure.py which generates a Makefile:: - - python configure.py - make && make install - - Install leap-client ------------------- -After getting the sources and installing all the dependencies, proceed to install leap-client package: +After getting the source and installing all the dependencies, proceed to install ``leap-client`` package: # need to run this if you are installing from the git source tree # not needed if installing from a tarball:: @@ -104,13 +90,28 @@ To see all the available command line options:: Development ============== +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 pkg/postmkvenv.sh after creating your virtualenv. It will symlink to your global PyQt installation _(recommended)_. + * install PyQt globally and make a virtualenv with --site-packages + +Or, if you prefer, you can download the official PyQt tarball and execute `configure.py` in the root folder of their distribution, which generates a Makefile:: + + python configure.py + make && make install + + Hack -------------- The LEAP client git repository is available at: git://leap.se/leap_client -Some steps to be run when setting a development environment for the first time. +Some steps need to be run when setting a development environment for the first time. # recommended: enable a **virtualenv** to isolate your libraries:: |