Installation
There is no need to compile anything since the whole program is just
a Python script. Just run it, and that's all.
PySol requires Python 1.5.2 and Tcl/Tk 8.0.5 or better. Both packages are
freely available for Unix, Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Unix
There are good chances that your system already ships with Python and Tcl/Tk.
Otherwise visit
http://www.python.org/download/
for full source code.
Also, installable packages exist for all major Linux distributions,
FreeBSD and HPUX.
Windows 95/98 and NT
Self installing exectuables for Python and Tcl/Tk are available from
http://www.python.org/download/download_windows.html
Quick instructions:
- Download py152.exe.
This is a ~5 MB file which contains the full Python & Tcl/Tk distribution.
- Install it.
- Download the PySol Windows setup file.
- Install it.
- Enjoy PySol :-).
Macintosh
Self installing exectuables for Python and Tcl/Tk are available from
http://www.python.org/download/download_mac.html
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