- changed the requirements to specify C++ Build Tools 2015, but not the "Update 3" or version number, since that's different with these new instructions
- fixed a typo of 20215 to 2015
- replaced all '> Note' notes with either '!!! note' or '!!! warning' as appropropriate, for more consitency on our website
- updated steps 4 and 5 of the download and installation instructions for the direct windows download to include the new steps to use the new build tools installer to install the proper C++ build tools packages and then run the pip installs
- added screenshots for clarity
- added a new subsection in the common problems page titled "Products Not Loading Properly in Windows" and added some description, and a screenshot of the behavior when jep isn't installed properly
- added a link back to our installation instructions telling them to redo steps 4 and 5
install-cave.md:
- add a requirement to the top of the General Requirements section stating "local machine"
- add a note after that saying ssh tunneling and x11 forwarding are not supported, with a link to our new section in the Common Problems page about remote access options
common-problems.md:
- add a new subsection called "Remotely Connecting to CAVE"
- say that x11 fowarding and ssh tunneling are not supported and we highly recommend running CAVE locally
- add some comments about nomachine and realVNC as well as ultraVNC
- add a note saying these software packages will most likely require configuration or installation on the remote machine to be done by an administrator
-added a note stating that users should use the exact links and specific versions we specify in our instructions, and that deviations from this may caus problems
docs/index.md:
-changed the python-awips link from the readthedoc site to our python-awips page in the user manual
-added a note after python-awips "(a python package)"
-added a section after "Download and Install EDEX", titled "Working with Python-AWIPS" which links to our python-awips section of the user manual
install/install-cave.md:
-updated the windows direct install system requirements to include "python3.7" for the miniconda install specification
-added the "python3.7" specification to step one of the install
-added a screenshot of the miniconda install showing the checked boxes for path and default python options
-added the full path for the jdk install under step 2, bullet 2
-updated the environment variables screenshot to have 181 which is what we're distributing
python/overview.md
-changed the title from Python API to Python-AWIPS
-Removed "DAF" from the description and reworded it slightly
-made the link to our documentation the entire last sentence instead of the word "here", and made the whole sentence bold
mkdocs.yml
-changed the name of the python outline link from "Python API" to "Python-AWIPS" and moved it up to under the EDEX User Manual
- Updated the general system requirements to specify Java 8
- Updated the general system requirements to include NVIDIA Graphics card
- Updated the note in the general sys reqs to state other graphics cards *may* work, but only NVIDIA is recommended
- Updated the opening description for the Windows OS to state the difference between the two installations and what each is recommended for
- Updated the VM installtion instructions at the end, for the "running CAVE" instructions to specify "Once in the VM"
- Updated the Direct Installtion System Requirements to have version numbers and 64-bit for all relevent software
- Added the JDK as a system req
- Added that miniconda needs to be in the PATH as a req
- Added PYTHONPATH as a required var (not just PYTHONHOME)
- Updated the installation instructions to include all 6 steps
- Added proper links for the miniconda and java jdk installtion
- Removed any and all warnings about jep not working
install-cave.md:
-clarified the linux installation instructions step 2
-changed the jep warning from a note to a warning dialog
install-edex.md:
-removed the table
-added a system req subsection
-added a main header description
-renamed the "Linux One-Time Setup" section to "Download and Installation Instructions"
-removed the quote format from all the installation steps
-used ``` formatting for code blocks instead of tabs
-fixed dead link for purge rules
-fixed * instances with a \*
-added subsections for the 4th step about Configuring iptables
-for the additional steps, in the SELinux section, add a note at the top of the section saying newer versions of LDM do not need to do this step, and the our current distribution of EDEX uses a newer version of ldm
-Change the entire layout to have consistent sections for the three OS's: System Requirements and Download and Installation Instructions.
-Windows now has two distinct installation methods
-Removed RHEL/Centos6 from documention (just say 7)
-Added a General Requirements section that is more directed at hardware (not OS specific)
-Renamed the caveData section to "Local Cache"
-Renamed the AWIPS Data in the Cloud section to "EDEX Connection"
-removed all the tables from the previous formatting, just use section headers, ordered and unordered lists, and notes
Updated the Windows installer documentation to mention the known issue with python install. Add the option and link for the linux vm as an alternate solution to running cave on windows.
