Sphinx on Windows

[David Kraeutmann]

Grab https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py and do `python get-pip.py'
from a command prompt (might need to be elevated, not sure). After
that 'pip' should be available and you can do 'pip install sphinx'.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Simon Peyton Jones
<simonpj at microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have not tried that.  But 'pip' gives "command not found".
>
> Maybe I need something in my path?  I appear to have python 2.7.5 installed; it does not appear to have pip.exe.
>
> Simon
>
> |  -----Original Message-----
> |  From: David Kraeutmann [mailto:kane at kane.cx]
> |  Sent: 26 October 2015 08:32
> |  To: Simon Peyton Jones
> |  Cc: ghc-devs at haskell.org
> |  Subject: Re: Sphinx on Windows
> |
> |  'pip' is just a Python package manager. Following the steps at
> |  https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fsphinx-
> |  doc.org%2flatest%2finstall.html%23windows-install-python-and-
> |  sphinx&data=01%7c01%7csimonpj%40064d.mgd.microsoft.com%7c865e98e064ee4e54daa
> |  d08d2dddff6dd%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=TtHa5dAl%2fEASoNW
> |  kXJDQ0Om6ilkxRguR%2bpBrZP19ujc%3d
> |  should give you a working sphinx install. I can test those on my Windows
> |  machine once I'm home, but that won't be for a few hours.
> |
> |  On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Simon Peyton Jones <simonpj at microsoft.com>
> |  wrote:
> |  > The GHC wiki says you need Sphinx to build docs,
> |  >
> |  >
> |  > https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Preparation/Tools
> |  >
> |  > and refers to the Preparation doc for how to install Sphinx
> |  >
> |  > https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Preparation
> |  >
> |  > But the Windows sub-page of Preparation does not say how to install
> |  Sphinx.
> |  >
> |  > Question: how does one install Sphinx on Windows?  The sphinx-doc home
> |  > page mutters about ‘pip’, but I’ve never used that.  Does anyone have
> |  > instructions?
> |  >
> |  > Thanks
> |  >
> |  > Simon
> |  >
> |  >
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