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+.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+.. _SetUpWindowsEnv:
+
+Installing a development environement on Windows
+================================================
+
+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
+-----------------------------
+
+|cubicweb| requires some base elements that must be installed to run
+correctly. So, first of all, you must install them :
+
+* python >= 2.5 and < 3 
+  (`Download Python <http://www.python.org/download/>`_). 
+  You can also consider the Python(x,y) distribution 
+  (`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
+  networking engine 
+  (`Download Twisted <http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/>`_)
+
+* `lxml <http://codespeak.net/lxml/>`_ library
+  (version >=2.2.1) allows working with XML and HTML 
+  (`Download lxml <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lxml/2.2.1>`_)
+
+* `Postgresql 8.4 <http://www.postgresql.org/>`_, 
+  an object-relational database system 
+  (`Download Postgresql <http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/pgdownload.do#windows>`_) 
+  and its python drivers 
+  (`Download psycopg <http://www.stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/#Version2>`_)
+
+* A recent version of `gettext` 
+  (`Download gettext <http://download.logilab.org/pub/gettext/gettext-0.17-win32-setup.exe>`_).
+
+* `rql <http://www.logilab.org/project/rql>`_, 
+  the recent version of the Relationship Query Language parser 
+  (`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|:
+
+* `Simplejson <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/simplejson/>`_ 
+  must be installed if you have python <= 2.5 
+  (`Download simplejson <http://www.osuch.org/python-simplejson%3Awin32>`_).
+  It is included in the Standard library from Python >= 2.6.
+
+* `Pyro <http://www.xs4all.nl/~irmen/pyro3/>`_ 
+  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/>`_).
+
+* `python-ldap <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-ldap>`_ 
+  provides access to LDAP/Active directory directories
+  (`Download python-ldap <http://www.osuch.org/python-ldap>`_).
+
+* `graphviz <http://www.graphviz.org/>`_ 
+  which allow schema drawings.  
+  (`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.
+
+* `mercurial <http://mercurial.selenic.com/>`_ and its standard
+  windows GUI (`TortoiseHG <http://tortoisehg.bitbucket.org/>`_) 
+  allow you to get the source code of |cubicweb| from control version
+  repositories. So you will be able to get the latest development
+  version in an easy way 
+  (`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
+  `MercurialEclipse` plugin 
+  (`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>`:
+
+* download the latest release (:ref:`SourceInstallation`) 
+* get the development version using Mercurial 
+  (: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.
+
+We will consider only user variables. First, the ``PATH`` variable. Assuming 
+you are logged as user *Jane*, add the following paths, separated by 
+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