Buildout
{{Infobox software
| name = Buildout
| screenshot =
| caption =
| developer = Jim Fulton (programmer)
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P348}}
| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}
| operating_system = Windows, POSIX
| programming language = Python
| genre = Software development tools
| license = Zope Public License
| website = {{Official URL}}, [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/zc.buildout PyPI page]
}}
{{about|the open source software build tool|the North American word meaning "the growth, development, or expansion of something"|:wikt:buildout}}
Buildout is a software build automation tool for building a codebase. It is primarily used to download and setup dependencies in Python eggs format of the software being developed or deployed. Recipes for build tasks in any environment can be created, and many are already available. The tool is open-source and written in Python.
Features
- Segregates configuration from scripts
- Configuration files are formatted as INI
- Support for setuptools and eggs{{Cite web|url=https://pypi.python.org/pypi/zc.buildout#id57|title=Zc.buildout: System for managing development buildouts}}
- Plugin support through Buildout recipes{{cite web |url=http://www.buildout.org/docs/recipelist.html |title=Buildout Recipes — Buildout v1.2.1 documentation |accessdate=2009-05-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505154155/http://www.buildout.org/docs/recipelist.html |archivedate=2009-05-05 }}
Examples
Example configuration file:
[buildout]
develop = .
parts = test
[test]
recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
eggs = theegg
Notable applications
- Grok
- Plone{{cite web |url=http://plone.org/documentation/tutorial/buildout |title=Managing projects with Buildout — Plone CMS: Open Source Content Management |accessdate=2009-05-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906181315/http://plone.org/documentation/tutorial/buildout/ |archivedate=2009-09-06 }}
- Zope
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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