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be more explicit about installing buildbot and buildbot-slave
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djmitche committed Mar 13, 2011
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@node Installing the code
@section Installing the code

@cindex installation
@cindex The Distribution Packages

Buildbot and Buildslave are installed using the standard python
@code{distutils} process. For either component, after unpacking the tarball,
the process is:
Buildbot comes in two parts: @code{buildbot} (the master) and
@code{buildbot-slave} (the slave). The two can be installed individually or
together.

@cindex Installation From PyPI

The easiest way to install Buildbot is using 'pip'. For the master:
@example
pip install buildbot
@end example

and for the slave:

@example
pip install buildbot-slave
@end example

@cindex Installation From Tarballs

Buildbot and Buildslave can also be installed using the standard python
@code{distutils} process. For either component (buildbot or buildbot-slave),
after unpacking the tarball, the process is:

@example
python setup.py build
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