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diff --git a/docs/narr/install.rst b/docs/narr/install.rst index bec8217f8..59f44ff84 100644 --- a/docs/narr/install.rst +++ b/docs/narr/install.rst @@ -10,8 +10,18 @@ primarily under Python 2.4, so that version is recommended. :mod:`repoze.bfg` does *not* run under any version of Python before 2.4, and does *not* run under Python 3.X. -You may install :mod:`repoze.bfg` into your Python environment using -the following command:: +.. note:: To succesfully install :mod:``repoze.bfg``, you will need an + environment capable of compiling C code. See the documentation + about installing, e.g. ``gcc`` for your system. Additionally, the + Python development libraries for your Python version will need to + be installed and the ``lixbml2`` and ``libxslt`` development + libraries will need to be installed. These requirements are often + satisfied by installing the ``python-devel``, ``libxml2-devel`` and + ``libxslt-devel`` packages into your system. + +After you've got the requisite dependencies installed, you may install +:mod:`repoze.bfg` into your Python environment using the following +command:: $ easy_install -i http://dist.repoze.org/lemonade/dev/simple repoze.bfg |