Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of G2onPy3

Timestamp:

Dec 22, 2017 7:03:46 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

toby

Comment:

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G2onPy3

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 == Windows ==
 
-Install Miniconda from https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda
+===== Install Miniconda from https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda =====
 
-Download and run the [https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe] file. The installer will ask you to exit all applications. This is probably not needed but saving your work in all apps before continuing seems like a good idea. 
+* Download and run the [https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe] file. The installer will ask you to exit all applications. This is probably not needed but saving your work in all apps before continuing seems like a good idea. 
 
  * You will need to accept the license agreement. 
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 * On the Thanks page, you may want to unselect the two boxes, but do note that the Anaconda folks are doing a great service for science. 
 
-In the start menu, look for an Anaconda 
+
+===== Start a Command window =====
+In the start menu, look for an Anaconda3 Windows menu item and  [[Image(menucommand.png, right, 25%)]] select the "Anaconda Prompt" item. 
+
+* This will start a cmd.exe window where Python and other Anaconda-installed tools are in the path. 
+
+* If for some reason this command is not available. Do this:
+
+      - Open a "Command Prompt" window and type ```c:\conda3\Scripts\activate``` into that window to set up the Anaconda environment.
+
+===== Update the Python installation =====
+
+Type this command: 
+   ```conda update --all```
+
+ * you will be given a list of packages that have been updated since the miniconda file was created, press enter at the Proceed prompt to perform the update. This may take a few minutes. 
+
+===== Add other needed packages =====
+
+Type this command: 
+
+   ```conda install matplotlib pillow pyopengl scipy svn h5py pywin32```
+
+ * You will be given a list of packages to be downloaded and installed, press enter at the Proceed prompt to perform the install. This will take at least a few minutes. 
+
+===== Install the wxPython package ======
+
+Type this command: 
+
+     ```pip install wxpython```
+
+* a 23 Mb file is downloaded and installed. This usually takes less than a minute.
+
+===== Install GSAS-II =====
+
+  * Download a script to install GSAS-II from this location: 
+​https://subversion.xray.aps.anl.gov/trac/pyGSAS/browser/install/bootstrap.py?format=txt