Re: Have you read the getting started recently?

> I don't have a c:\ path on linux, nor on Mac OS X, 

That is why it says "or something similar on other platforms"

> And there is no consistency to which packages give specific 
> platform instructions and which don't.

Actually there is.  If the package is platform neutral then there
are no platform specific instructions.  If the package pages 
include per platform information then that is not duplicated.

> For example, the wx package seems to want to install where it wants, 
> but won't build right under windows.

wxPython has binaries for Windows, Linux and Mac.  However the Linux
binaries are unlikely to work hence there being extra Linux instructions.

> When it builds under my other systems it still complains about 
> not finding module wx.

These are developer instructions, not end user instructions.  Developers
are expected to have a little more knowledge about their own systems
and operating system they wish to use.

> The one liner "get package X from Y", where Y is some random page 
> for the package which often doesn't contain any downloads, or may 
> have several versions with different features which I have no way 
> of knowing which is the right one, etc. is really of no help.  I 
> may have all the pieces, but they might be the wrong version, they 
> might not be in the right place, they may not be configured properly, 
> or I may need to adjust something in my build environment, none of 
> which I can possibly know or easily figure out.

You never need to adjust your build environment.  List which specific
one liners are a problem and how they are a problem and I'll update 
the doc to be more detailed.

Roger


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