Please read the COPYING file first.
If building from source, also read the INSTALL file (at least through the
"SUPER-SHORT VERSION") before going further.
Requirements
The following packages MUST be installed in order for Gramps to work:
Python 2.3 or greater
Gnome 2.8 or greater
PyGTK2 2.4 or greater
Gnome-python 2.6 or greater
The following packages are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to be installed:
Reportlab Enable creation of PDF documents
http://www.reportlab.com
GraphViz Enable creation of graphs using GraphViz engine
http://www.graphviz.org
Documentation
The User Manual is now maintained, built and installed using gnome-doc-utils. Please see the documentation for the gnome-doc-utils package to learn how this works.
Current HTML documentation can also be found on the gramps website, http://gramps-project.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=7
Building on non-Linux systems: i18n support and GNU make
If make fails, use gmake (the name FreeBSD gives to GNU make) instead.
Donald Allingham
dallingham@users.sourceforge.net