.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

.. _SetUpWindowsEnv:

Installing a development environement on Windows

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Setting up a Windows development environment is not too complicated

but it requires a series of small steps.

We proposed an example of a typical |cubicweb| installation on Windows

from sources. We assume everything goes into ``C:\\`` and for any

package, without version specification, "the latest is

the greatest".

Take into the mind that adjusting the installation drive should be

straightforward.

Install the required elements

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|cubicweb| requires some base elements that must be installed to run

correctly. So, first of all, you must install them :

  (`Download Python(x,y) <http://code.google.com/p/pythonxy/wiki/Downloads>`_)

  as it makes things easier for Windows user by wrapping in a single installer

  python 2.5 plus numerous useful third-party modules and

  applications (including Eclipse + pydev, which is an arguably good

  IDE for Python under Windows).

* `Twisted <http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/>`_ is an event-driven

  (`Download Twisted <http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/>`_)

* `lxml <http://codespeak.net/lxml/>`_ library

  (`Download lxml <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lxml/2.2.1>`_)

  (`Download psycopg <http://www.stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/#Version2>`_)

  (`Download gettext <http://download.logilab.org/pub/gettext/gettext-0.17-win32-setup.exe>`_).

  (`Download rql <http://download.logilab.org/pub/rql/rql-0.26.3.win32-py2.5.exe>`_).

Install optional elements

-------------------------

We recommend you to install the following elements. They are not

mandatory but they activate very interesting features in |cubicweb|:

  (`Download simplejson <http://www.osuch.org/python-simplejson%3Awin32>`_).

  It is included in the Standard library from Python >= 2.6.

  enables remote access to cubicweb repository instances.

  It also allows the client and the server not running on the same machine

  (`Download Pyro <http://www.xs4all.nl/~irmen/pyro3/download/>`_).

  provides access to LDAP/Active directory directories

  (`Download python-ldap <http://www.osuch.org/python-ldap>`_).

  (`Download graphviz <http://www.graphviz.org/Download_windows.php>`_).

  It is quite recommended (albeit not mandatory).

Other elements will activate more features once installed. Take a look

at :ref:`InstallDependencies`.

Useful tools

------------

Some additional tools could be useful to develop :ref:`cubes <AvailableCubes>`

with the framework.

  (`Download mercurial <http://bitbucket.org/tortoisehg/stable/wiki/download>`_).

* You can also consider the ssh client `Putty` in order to peruse

  mercurial over ssh (`Download <http://www.putty.org/>`_).

* If you are an Eclipse user, mercurial can be integrated using the

  (`Home page <http://www.vectrace.com/mercurialeclipse/>`_).

Getting the sources

-------------------

There are tow ways to get the sources of |cubicweb| and its

:ref:`cubes <AvailableCubes>`:

  (:ref:`MercurialInstallation`)

Environment variables

---------------------

You will need some convenience environment variables once all is set up. These

variables are settable through the GUI by getting at the `System properties`

window (by righ-clicking on `My Computer` -> `properties`).

In the `advanced` tab, there is an `Environment variables` button. Click on

it. That opens a small window allowing edition of user-related and system-wide

variables.

semi-colons::

  C:\Documents and Settings\Jane\My Documents\Python\cubicweb\cubicweb\bin

  C:\Program Files\Graphviz2.24\bin

The ``PYTHONPATH`` variable should also contain::

  C:\Documents and Settings\Jane\My Documents\Python\cubicweb\

From now, on a fresh `cmd` shell, you should be able to type::

  cubicweb-ctl list

... and get a meaningful output.

Running an instance as a service

--------------------------------

This currently assumes that the instances configurations is located at

``C:\\etc\\cubicweb.d``. For a cube 'my_instance', you will find

``C:\\etc\\cubicweb.d\\my_instance\\win32svc.py``.

Now, register your instance as a windows service with::

  win32svc install

Then start the service with::

  net start cubicweb-my_instance