2006-08-11 18:52:44 +01:00
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1. Installation
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For installing Scyther on systems running Microsoft Windows, proceed to
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'2. Windows'. For installing Scyther on systems running a version of the
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Linux operating system, proceed to '3. Linux'.
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2. Microsoft Windows
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Windows users that already have the Python language installed are
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advised to follow the generic installation procedure (detailed in
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Section 4 below) to install the remaining items. If you don't have (or
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are not sure) whether you already have python, the following two steps
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will get Scyther up and running:
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2.1. Install GraphViz
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This library is used by the Scyther tool to draw graphs. It can be
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freely downloaded from:
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http://www.graphviz.org/
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Download the latest stable release and install it.
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2.2. Install Enthought Python
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Visit:
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http://code.enthought.com/enthon/#download
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Download the latest release at the bottom of the page, and install it.
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Note that this is a fairly large file (+- 125 MB) which can take a
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while to download.
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2.3. Start scyther
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Double-click:
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scyther-gui.py
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In the directory where you found this file.
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3. Linux
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For Linux users, it is easiest to follow the generic installation
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procedure (detailed in Section 4 below).
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Note for Ubuntu users: all required packages are directly available from
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universe.
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4. Generic Installation
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4.1. Requirements
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To be able to use Scyther, you need the following things:
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4.1.1. The GraphViz library.
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This library is used by the Scyther tool to draw graphs. It can be
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freely downloaded from:
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http://www.graphviz.org/
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Download the latest stable release and install it.
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4.1.2. Python and Python libraries.
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The graphical user interface of Scyther is written in the Python
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language. Consequently, the following things are required:
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Name: Where to download:
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Python http://www.python.org/download/
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wxPython (*1) http://www.wxpython.org/download.php
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cElementtree http://effbot.org/zone/celementtree.htm
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*1: Note that there are many different wxPython packages. Any package
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that matches your Python version (currently 2.4) will do just fine.
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4.2. Running Scyther
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Start Scyther by executing the file
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scyther-gui.py
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in the directory where you found this file.
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