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Old 07-07-2011, 03:23 AM   #1
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Please i would like to know more about how to begin modifying the Calibre web interface so i can built my own instant, i need to know the .py that i need begin modifying and all the details for a good programming. thanks a lot
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Old 07-07-2011, 07:39 AM   #2
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Read http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html for setting up a development environment for calibre

This http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/latest/en/user-guide/ might also be helpful for you.

Read http://diveintopython.org/ for learning about python.

For the web interface calibre uses cherrypy. You will find the necessary files in src/routes. However, you can connect to calibre directly using another language for the web interface. Search for the PHP interface by CHaley.
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Old 07-08-2011, 02:10 AM   #3
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Great ok i'll start doing the steps i already finish setting the environement and installing the source code, why whould i learn more about bazaar ? will i use it other then setting the environement and updating my source codE ?
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why whould i learn more about bazaar ? will i use it other then setting the environement and updating my source codE ?
Aside from checkout you also need to know what do do if you have a bad merge (one that has conflicts).
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Read http://diveintopython.org/ for learning about python.
I have downloaded the Dive into Python book, (HTML), and it's very good. However, it's a bit hard on the eyes reading on my desktop PC screen compared with my eReader. I have converted it to ePub but it now requires a lot of tidying to make it workable, mainly due to <pre> formatted code sections, which are necessary but disappear off the side of the reader!

So, I'm just wondering if anyone has made a good ePub of this book?

Perhaps I should just buy a real paper version of the book!

P.S. Which version of Python does calibre use?

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Old 07-16-2011, 04:09 PM   #6
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P.S. Which version of Python does calibre use?
2.7 .
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Old 07-17-2011, 09:19 AM   #7
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Do I need to install Python 2.7 from the python.org site or is this already installed as part of calibre? I have read the calibre manual section on setting up a development environment and can see that I need to use Bazaar to get the calibre source code, but this does not mention Python.
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Old 07-17-2011, 09:25 AM   #8
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Simply follow the instructions in the manual, you don't need to do anything not mentioned there, including installing python.
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Old 07-17-2011, 09:29 AM   #9
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Do I need to install Python 2.7 from the python.org site or is this already installed as part of calibre? I have read the calibre manual section on setting up a development environment and can see that I need to use Bazaar to get the calibre source code, but this does not mention Python.
Calibre's binary includes a binary copy of python, so you don't need a separate copy to run calibre (calibre-debug -g).

However, your development environment might require a local installation of python to give meaningful error messages. I know that eclipse+pydev does, and I strongly suspect that aptana does.
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Old 07-17-2011, 09:41 AM   #10
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Perhaps you know this already, in which case please disregard my comments. In order for software to be called Open Source it needs to come with the source code for free. Anyone who is so inclined can modify the code and put their own name on the result and call it their own as long as the result is also open code. I do not believe that Calibre is open source since it does not come with the source code free, its what would be referred to as freeware, which does not come with the source code but the end result is free.
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Old 07-17-2011, 09:43 AM   #11
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Calibre source code is most certainly free and changeable by anyone. See http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html.
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calibre is open source (licensed under GNU GPLv3) and you have access to its source code. That access is what makes it possible to setup a development environment for it in the first place.
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I do not believe that Calibre is open source since it does not come with the source code free
The whole point of this thread is assisting a person who is setting up the development environment so they can run from source and test their own patches to the source code. Please avoid creating false rumors.

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Simply follow the instructions in the manual, you don't need to do anything not mentioned there, including installing python.
I've got as far as the Bazaar site and was about to download the Standalone version but noticed that it has Python 2.6 bundled. However, calibre requires 2.7 - so should I download the Python-based Bazaar installer? (which then requires me to install all dependencies myself - whatever that means!)
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I've got as far as the Bazaar site and was about to download the Standalone version but noticed that it has Python 2.6 bundled. However, calibre requires 2.7 - so should I download the Python-based Bazaar installer - which then requires me to install all dependencies myself , (whatever that means!)
Go ahead and download the standalone version.

Yes, it has its own copy of python, and yes, calibre has its own copy, and yes, you will likely install python. However, it is worth it (to me) to burn some disk space to get ease of update -- each of the tools can be updated without affecting the other. In addition, getting standalone installers deals with prerequisites.
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