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< h2 > 4.1. Requirements< a class = "headerlink" href = "#requirements" title = "Permalink to this headline" > ¶< / a > < / h2 >
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< p > This is the machine from which you will configure target hosts.< / p >
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< li > /bin/sh: A posix like shell (for instance bash, dash, zsh)< / li >
< li > Python > = 3.2< / li >
< li > SSH client< / li >
< li > sphinx (for building html docs and/or the man pages)< / li >
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< h2 > 4.2. Install cdist< a class = "headerlink" href = "#install-cdist" title = "Permalink to this headline" > ¶< / a > < / h2 >
< p > You can install cdist either from git or as a python package.< / p >
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< h3 > 4.2.1. From git< a class = "headerlink" href = "#from-git" title = "Permalink to this headline" > ¶< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Cloning cdist from git gives you the advantage of having
a version control in place for development of your own stuff
immediately.< / p >
< p > To install cdist, execute the following commands:< / p >
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< span class = "nb" > cd< / span > cdist
< span class = "nb" > export< / span > < span class = "nv" > PATH< / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "nv" > $PATH< / span > :< span class = "k" > $(< / span > < span class = "nb" > pwd< / span > -P< span class = "k" > )< / span > /bin
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< p > From version 4.2.0 cdist tags and releases are signed.
You can get GPG public key used for signing < a class = "reference external" href = "_static/pgp-key-EFD2AE4EC36B6901.asc" > here< / a > .< / p >
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< p > You can also get cdist from < a class = "reference external" href = "https://github.com/ungleich/cdist" > github mirror< / a > .< / p >
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< p > To install cdist with distutils from cloned repository, first you have to
create version.py:< / p >
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< p > Then you install it with:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > make install
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< p > or with:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > make install-user
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< p > to install it into user < em > site-packages< / em > directory.
Or directly with distutils:< / p >
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< p > Note that < cite > bin/build-helper< / cite > script is intended for cdist maintainers.< / p >
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< li > The active development takes place in the < strong > master< / strong > branch< / li >
< li > The released versions can be found in the tags< / li >
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< p > Other branches may be available for features or bugfixes, but they
may vanish at any point. To select a specific branch use< / p >
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git checkout -b < localbranchname> origin/< branchname>
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< p > So for instance if you want to use and stay with version 4.1, you can use< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > git checkout -b < span class = "m" > 4< / span > .1 origin/4.1
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< h4 > 4.2.1.2. Building and using documentation (man and html)< a class = "headerlink" href = "#building-and-using-documentation-man-and-html" title = "Permalink to this headline" > ¶< / a > < / h4 >
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< p > If you want to build and use the documentation, run:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > make docs
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< p > Documentation comes in two formats, man pages and full HTML
documentation. Documentation is built into distribution's
docs/dist directory. man pages are in docs/dist/man and
HTML documentation in docs/dist/html.< / p >
< p > If you want to use man pages, run:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > < span class = "nb" > export< / span > < span class = "nv" > MANPATH< / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "nv" > $MANPATH< / span > :< span class = "k" > $(< / span > < span class = "nb" > pwd< / span > -P< span class = "k" > )< / span > /docs/dist/man
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< p > Or you can move man pages from docs/dist/man directory to some
other directory and add it to MANPATH.< / p >
< p > Full HTML documentation can be accessed at docs/dist/html/index.html.< / p >
< p > You can also build only man pages or only html documentation, for
only man pages run:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > make man
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< p > for only html documentation run:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > make html
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< p > You can also build man pages for types in your ~/.cdist directory:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > make dotman
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< p > Built man pages are now in docs/dist/man directory. If you have
some other custom .cdist directory, e.g. /opt/cdist then use:< / p >
< div class = "highlight-sh notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > make < span class = "nv" > DOT_CDIST_PATH< / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > /opt/cdist dotman
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< p > Note that < cite > dotman< / cite > -target has to be built before a < cite > make docs< / cite > -run, otherwise
the custom man-pages are not picked up.< / p >
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< p > Cdist is available as a python package at
< a class = "reference external" href = "http://pypi.python.org/pypi/cdist/" > PyPi< / a > . You can install it using< / p >
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