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Running PyHKAL on Windows requires a few steps that might not be obvious at first:

. Install Mingw32.

. Add <Mingw32 install path>\bin to your PATH environment variable_

(%PATH%).

. Install OpenSSL for Win32.

At the time of writing, 1.0 is the latest version. Check the OpenSSL Win32 Downloads for all available versions. You will need the package recommended for developers, ie. no Light package.

. Add <OpenSSL install path>\bin to your PATH environment variable.

. Install CouchDB_.

. Your system is all set. Now use install.bat to compile PyHKAL into a

virtual environment_ and install.bat run to run the service.

.. note:: You still need to configure your installation.

.. hint:: install.bat clean removes the virtual environment.

.. _environment variable: http://docs.python.org/using/windows#excursus-setting-environment-variables .. _1.0: http://www.slproweb.com/download/Win32OpenSSL-1_0_0a.exe .. _OpenSSL Win32 Downloads: http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html .. _CouchDB: http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Windows_binary_installer .. _virtual environment: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv