INSTALL

pdfposter Installation Instructions

Author:	Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>
Version:	Version 0.6.1dev
Copyright:	2008-2013 by Hartmut Goebel
Licence:	GNU Public Licence v3 (GPLv3)
Homepage:	http://pythonhosted.org/pdftools.pdfposter/

Requirements

Pdfposter requires

• Python 2.x (tested with 2.5, but other versions should work, too),
• `PyPdf2 <http://mstamy2.github.io/PyPDF2/>,
• setuptools for installation (see below).

Installation on Windows-Systems

Installation Requirements

Pdfposter uses setuptools for installation. Thus you need either

• network access, so the install script will automatically download and install setuptools if they are not already installed

or

• the correct version of setuptools preinstalled using the EasyInstall installation instructions. Those instructions also have tips for dealing with firewalls as well as how to manually download and install setuptools.

Installation

Install pdfposter by just running:

python ./setup.py install

Custom Installation Locations

pdfposter is just a single script (aka Python program). So you can copy it where ever you want (maybe fixing the first line). But it's easier to just use:

# install to /usr/local/bin
python ./setup.py install --prefix /usr/local

# install to your Home directory (~/bin)
python ./setup.py install --home ~

Please mind: This effects also the installation of PyPdf2 (and setuptools) if they are not already installed.

For more information about Custom Installation Locations please refer to the Custom Installation Locations Instructions before installing pdfposter.