SConsOnJython

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NOTE

As of 4.0, SCons works only with Python 3, and Jython is Python 2 only, with no current indication that a 3.x version is in the works. To attempt the below, use a checkout of SCons that is prior to the 4.0 release.

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SCons on Jython

Getting Jython source code:

$ svn co

To update run:

$ cd jython
$ svn up

To compile a development version:

run ant inside of the jython directory

The following settings will have to be made within:

dist/bin/jython
JAVA_HOME      Java installation directory
JYTHON_HOME    Jython installation directory
JYTHON_OPTS    Default Jython command line arguments

You can set an alias in your shell for the jython command and point it to dist/bin/jython

Installing setuptools

$ wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c9.tar.gz#md5=3864c01d9c719c8924c455714492295e
$ tar xzvf setuptools-0.6c9.tar.gz
$ cd setuptools-0.6c9
$ jython setup.py build
$ jython setup.py install

Installing qmtest

$ svn co svn://source.codesourcery.com/qmtest/trunk qmtest
$ cd qmtest
$ jython setup.py build
$ jython setup.py install

Installing SCons using the Jython branch

$ svn co  scons-jython
$ cd scons-jython
$ jython bootstrap.py build/scons
$ export SCONS_LIB_DIR=`pwd`/src/engine
$ jython src/script/scons.py build/scons

$ cd build/scons
$ jython setup.py install

Optional:
$ jython setup.py install --standard-lib
Installs SCons libraries into the Python std lib

-incompatabilities fixed in the Jython port

-the porting progress and changes to SCons

-how to use SCons on Jython

-information about the setup of a buildbot for SCons on Jython