note : this README is now obsolete

pNbody python module
http://obswww.unige.ch/~revaz/pNbody/index.html

Release 4.0 (Feruary, 2008)


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Requirements
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  * C compiler
  * Python 2.5 or higher
  * numpy (python module)
  * PIL (the Python Image Library module with python-imaging-tk enabled)
  
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Build instructions for UNIX/LINUX
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1. Unpack the pNbody distribution (the file pNbody-3.0.tgz)
   in your Python extensions directory (if you have one.  If
   not, feel free to unpack it in any other suitable directory).

        $ cd Python-2.5/Extensions # example
        $ tar -xzf pNbody-4.0.tgz


2. Using Python 2.3 or later, you can use the setup.py
   script to build the module.  The following commands should do
   the trick:

        $ python setup.py build
        $ python setup.py install

   (depending on how Python has been installed on your machine,
   you might have to log in as a superuser to run the 'install'
   command.)

   If the setup.py command finishes without any errors, you're
   done!


	
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Build instructions for Windows
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1. Install Linux on your Windows machine and follow the 
   instructions for UNIX



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Documentation
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   You can find the manual in the file : doc/man.ps	
	
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Getting Help
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  If you have questions about python Nbody module, feel free to, write 
  to the following e-mail:

    yves.revaz@obspm.fr