
Wing IDE Quickstart

   This page describes how to get started quickly with Wing IDE binary
   distribution. For more detailed installation instructions, please
   refer to the introductory chapter of the reference manual.

   If you are upgrading Wing and have previously installed patch files,
   see this additional information to avoid problems during your
   upgrade.

Prerequisites

   Before installing Wing, you must download and install [0]Python
   1.5.2, [1]Python 2.0, or [2]Python 2.1, if you do not already have
   one of these on your machine.

   On Windows, this step is always necessary if not done previously.

   On Linux, most distributions come with Python. Installing Python is
   usually only necessary on Suse, RedHat 6.0, or a custom-built Linux
   installation.

   On Suse Linux, you can install the gmp and python packages that come
   with your distribution, or install from the materials available
   through the links given above.

   On RedHat 6.0, you must install Python 1.5.2 or later, and use that to
   run your debug programs and the tar file installer (when not
   installing from RPM). Wing will not work with the default 1.5.1
   installation that comes with RedHat 6.0.

Windows 98se, NT2, and Windows 2000

   Install Wing IDE by running the downloaded executable. Wing's files
   are installed by default in C:\Program Files\Wing IDE, but this
   location may be modified during installation. All users of Wing must
   have Create File and Write privileges to C:\Program Files\Wing
   IDE\profiles. This is where per-user preferences and other information
   is stored.

   Once Wing starts, follow the instructions to locate your license file
   (it will be copied into place), accept the licensing agreement, and
   set up your initial preferences.

Linux

   To install the RPM, you must become root and type 'rpm -i
   <packagename>'. The IDE will be installed in /usr/lib/wingide with
   executables in /usr/bin.

   To install the tar file, type 'tar -zxvf <tarfile>' to extract from
   the tar archive. Then cd to the newly created wingide-* directory,
   type 'wing-install.py', and answer the questions to specify where the
   program files should go.

   The Wing IDE executable is called 'wing'. You may have to modify your
   PATH environment if you've installed the executables in a directory
   that isn't already on your path. You may also have to open a new shell
   or request that your shell rescan the disk for executables (for
   example, with 'rehash' under tcsh).

   Once Wing starts, follow the instructions to locate your license file
   (it will be copied into place), accept the licensing agreement, and
   set up your initial preferences.
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References

  0. http://python.org/1.5
  1. http://python.org/2.0
  2. http://python.org/2.1
