Please read the COPYING file first.
If building from source, also read the INSTALL file (at least through the
"SUPER-SHORT VERSION") before going further.
Requirements
--------------------------------
The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work:
Python 2.5 or greater
PyGTK2 2.12 or greater
Python Glade bindings
librsvg2 (svg icon view)
xdg-utils
The following packages are *STRONGLY RECOMMENDED* to be installed:
GraphViz Enable creation of graphs using GraphViz engine
http://www.graphviz.org
The following packages are optional
python gtkspell Enable spell checking in the notes
pyenchant Enable query of installed spell check dictionaries
ttf-freefont More font support in the reports
No longer needed in 3.x:
yelp Gnome help browser. At the moment no help is shipped
Documentation
---------------------------------
The User Manual is now maintained on the gramps website,
http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_manual
We might in the future distribute again a manual via gnome-doc-utils, this has not
been decided yet though.
Building on non-Linux systems: i18n support and GNU make
--------------------------------------------------------
If make fails, use gmake (the name FreeBSD gives to GNU make) instead.
You might need a patch also. FreeBSD has in ports a patch ( /usr/ports/science/gramps/files)
you need to apply to po/Makefile.in.in
--------------------------------
Donald Allingham
dallingham@users.sourceforge.net
benny.malengier@gramps-project.org