From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 4 06:26:55 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB88D16A4BF; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 06:26:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.84]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EA1B43F75; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jblemma@nc.rr.com) Received: from julia (rdu57-207-117.nc.rr.com [66.57.207.117]) h84DOe4S026380; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:24:44 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001201c372e8$3720c720$75cf3942@julia> From: "Julie Lemma" To: Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:26:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Please help X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 13:26:55 -0000 I'm looking for help with a question... About 5 years ago I downloaded PySol on my Windows 98 computer - and = copied all the files to floppies for safe keeping. A few years and a = new computer later, I still enjoy and play PySol v.4.40.0.0 - I use = Windows XP now. I have been waiting for a long time for Markus's update for PySol with a = convenient Windows setup version - the latest news on his website states = that he had a major disk problem and will not have it at this time. This is so simple for you but to a person who doesn't know the foggiest = about Python... I downloaded pysol-4.82.tar.bz2 to my desktop and Windows cannot find a = program to open the file obviously. (Even though I do have a working = PySol program with Python files on my computer.) I see that there is a Windows Installer at www.python.org/download/ - = this will install Python on my computer. I assume this would allow me = to open/install pysol-4.82.tar.bz2. But would you tell me if this is = what I should do?? Will having Python "mess" up anything on my computer = or create other problems?? It's the "unknown" I'm fearful of - if I = could just find someone who could explain it to me, I will understand... All I want to do is "open" and install the updated version of PySol in = Windows (XP). If I don't do this - it's no big deal - I'll just play = the version I already have. I just like learning and updating. Thanks for listening and any help you or someone can provide... Julie Lemma