Please read the COPYING file first. If building from source, also read the INSTALL file (at least through the "SUPER-SHORT VERSION") before going further. Requirements -------------------------------- The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work: Python 2.5 or greater PyGTK2 2.10 or greater Python Glade bindings librsvg2 (svg icon view) xdg-utils The following packages are *STRONGLY RECOMMENDED* to be installed: GraphViz Enable creation of graphs using GraphViz engine http://www.graphviz.org The following packages are optional gtkspell Enable spell checking in the notes ttf-freefont More font support in the reports No longer needed in 3.0: yelp Gnome help browser. At the moment no help is shipped with version 3.0. Documentation --------------------------------- The User Manual is now maintained on the gramps website, http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_manual We might in the future distribute again a manual via gnome-doc-utils, this has not been decided yet though. Building on non-Linux systems: i18n support and GNU make -------------------------------------------------------- If make fails, use gmake (the name FreeBSD gives to GNU make) instead. You might need a patch also. FreeBSD has in ports a patch ( /usr/ports/science/gramps/files) you need to apply to po/Makefile.in.in -------------------------------- Donald Allingham dallingham@users.sourceforge.net