Python

You need a python with setuptools, zlib, bz2 and ssl support.

Try that in your interpretery:

>>> import tarfile
>>> import zipfile
>>> import bz2
>>> import _ssl
>>> import zlib
>>> import setuptools
>>>

If you do not have that, you can give a try to my pyboostrapper that bootstrap a python somewhere:

wget http://hg.minitage.org/hg/minitage/shell/raw-file/tip/PyBootstrapper.sh
chmod +x PyBootstrapper.sh
./PyBootstrapper.sh /path/to/pythonPrefix

Using virtualenv

You 'd better to use virtualenv , minitage fits well with it.

virtualenv is a tool that allow you to create isolated Python environments.

Here is how to set up an environment with it:

• Install virtualenv:

  easy_install virtualenv #(maybe use sudo ;))
  

• Install minitage prefix:

  virtualenv --no-site-packages  ~/minitage
  

• activate it:

  source ~/minitage/bin/activate
  

KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU MUST ACTIVATE VIRTUALENV AT ANY TIME YOU USE IT.

Installing minitage

Syncing packages

To sync all your minilays

If you need to, fire your virtualenv:

source ~/minitage/bin/activate

Sync:

minimerge -s

0.4.21

• quiet mode is now optionnal are there are numerous bugs with it.

0.4.8

• Maintenance release

  • testruner
  • buildoutified
  • some refactor and code cleanings
  • logging is now better handled and your minimerge sessions will be as quiet as possible.

0.4.5

• Bug in fetchers (not critical ...)

0.4.4

• Add an option (-f)

  • when set : fetch all before build
  • when not set : fetch and build each package one after another

0.4.2

• Remove the category check

0.4.2

• Remove the backtrace from the launcher when minimerge fails

0.4.1

• Release version

0.4_alpha12

• Fix scm type validator

0.4_alpha11

• bzr DVCS integration

0.4_alpha10

• Add support for variables in minibuilds setted in minitage configuration file. Use $name in minibuilds and set it in the [minitage.variables] section.

0.4_alpha9

• reinforce buildout code

0.4_alpha8

• restore previous version scheme

a0.4_alpha5

• add mercurial explicit dependency

0.4_alpha4

• remove old minilay

0.4_alpha1

This is a pre release, minitage is working. But it is not empty from bugs. Feel free to give your feedback :)

• Minimerge totally rewritten in python
• Support for conditionnal dependencies toward python version
• Support for eggs in addition of site-packages added to the PYTHONPATH
• Support for conditionnal (OS) dependencies
• Lot of improvments on error handling
• Logging mode
• Configuration via a file is now possible

up to 0.3

• not public, nothing to see there.