Changes between Version 56 and Version 57 of RunningBuildbotOnWindows

Timestamp:

09/16/11 08:36:17 (21 months ago)

Author:

philippem

Comment:

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RunningBuildbotOnWindows

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 For the remainder of this document we will assume python was installed in "`C:Python26`".  Please adjust accordingly if you install to a different path.
 
-Install python, pywin32, and Twisted for all users.  You will need administrator privileges to install these dependencies, but not for installing buildbot itself.  The latter two should look up the registry key and know where to install to such that they work with the python you've installed, but you may have to do some adjusting if you've got multiple versions of python installed.
+Install python, pywin32, and Twisted for all users.  You will need to do this while logged in as the actual "Administrator" account, not as a regular user with Administrator privileges, because of the way filesystem permissions are inherited during egg installation. When running python setup.py, be sure to use the full path to the version of python you expect to run buildbot (It is ok to have multiple versions of python installed).  The pywin32 and Twisted installers will look up the registry key and know where to install to such that they work with the python you've installed.
 
 Install Buildbot itself with
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 It does not need administrator rights to install.
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 === Test Your Installation ===