From 1c8e72551401480ea4919a69c911c3c1d185b383 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 14:41:17 -0700 Subject: place Roman's blurb back into readme --- README.md | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 148b4b628..6c674eaea 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,34 @@ #PySide2 -This is the main repository for PySide2, the latest and greatest version of the Python bindings of Qt. -PySide 2 supports Qt4 and Qt5. For building, please read about [gettting the dependencies](https://github.com/PySide/pyside-setup2/wiki/Dependencies). Then download the sources by running `git clone --recursive https://github.com/PySide/pyside-setup2.git`. + +###Introduction + + + + +PySide is the Python Qt bindings project, providing access the complete Qt 5.x framework +as well as to generator tools for rapidly generating bindings for any C++ libraries. + +The PySide project is developed in the open, with all facilities you'd expect +from any modern OSS project such as all code in a git repository and an open design process. We welcome +any contribution without requiring a transfer of copyright. + + +PySide 2 supports Qt5. For building, please read about [gettting the dependencies](https://github.com/PySide/pyside-setup2/wiki/Dependencies). Then download the sources by running `git clone --recursive https://github.com/PySide/pyside-setup2.git`. ###Building ####Windows On Windows, once you have gotten the dependencies and the source, `cd pyside-setup2.git` to enter the directory and then: ``` -python setup.py install --qmake=\path\to\bin\qmake --cmake=/path/to/bin/cmake --openssl=/path/to/openssl/bin +python setup.py install --qmake=\path\to\bin\qmake --cmake=\path\to\bin\cmake --openssl=\path\to\openssl\bin +``` + +####Linux + +You should be able to build: + +``` +python setup.py install --qmake=/path/to/bin/qmake --cmake=/path/to/bin/cmake --openssl=/path/to/openssl/bin ``` -- cgit v1.2.3