Ok, to clarify though, for 4.1 you *will* need bower, but *won't *need yarn nor shapely.
I'll be going through the old forum posts to try and update all doc-related links if necessary. Thanks! On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Anne Millington <troto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Also, Adam, I found my Version 3 > <https://github.com/archesproject/arches/wiki/Installing-Dependencies-on-Windows#shapely> > link > on this forum, I am pretty sure, in looking for help with installation. > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 9:30 AM, Anne Millington <troto...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thank you! I do have yarn installed, and do not have bower or shapely, >> so somehow I stumbled onto the right path. I am uninstalling Python 3.6.4 >> as we speak, and will go from there. >> >> Your clarification is extremely helpful, and I am so happy to get this >> support! >> >> Onward! >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 8:31 AM, Adam Cox <mr.adam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Anne, thanks for posting! As Jeff says, the short answer to your >>> specific issues is that you do need to use Python 2.7.x. Arches is not >>> compatible with Python 3, and the error you encountered is a direct >>> reflection of that. >>> >>> As for the documentation, I appreciate the opportunity to clarify this, >>> especially because we have had to shuffle the documentation around a bit >>> over the last couple of releases, but things are very much settled down now. >>> >>> Your Version 1 <http://arches4.readthedocs.io/en/latest/overview/> is >>> actually the "latest" documentation (note the full URL), which is >>> up-to-date with the in-development code in the arches main repo. Version >>> 2 >>> <https://arches.readthedocs.io/en/stable/requirements-and-dependencies/> is >>> the "stable" version of the documentation, which is the latest stable >>> release (4.1.0) and the one that you should use. However, and this is >>> important, *please use arches.readthedocs.io >>> <http://arches.readthedocs.io>, instead of arches4.readthedoc.io >>> <http://arches4.readthedoc.io>*. The content is actually exactly the >>> same at those domains, but we'd like to begin referring to only the >>> arches.readthedocs.io url. Version 3 >>> <https://github.com/archesproject/arches/wiki/Installing-Dependencies-on-Windows#shapely> >>> really >>> is a remnant of the past; I removed it from the side-bar index of the wiki, >>> but I didn't delete the page itself. I have found a link to it here >>> http://arches.readthedocs.io/en/4.0.1/installation/#dependencies (which >>> I'll fix presently) but is there somewhere else that you came across a link >>> to it? I'd like to correct any old references (which includes editing old >>> forum posts). >>> >>> A quick explanation of the differences in documentation that you >>> noticed: Bower is used in the stable release of Arches (4.1), but has since >>> been replaced by Yarn, which is why you see Yarn documented in the "latest" >>> version and Bower in the "stable" version. The need for Shapely was removed >>> from Arches just before the 4.1 release, which is why that is not mentioned >>> in the "stable" version, but it is in the wiki page that is linked in the >>> 4.0.1 documentation. >>> >>> Final note: when viewing arches.readthedocs.io, you can easily switch >>> between documentation for different Arches releases (going back to version >>> 2.1) in the bottom left-hand corner of the page. Stable will always be the >>> same as the most recent release (4.1.0 right now). >>> >>> >>> Again, thanks for asking for clarification, and I'll be posting soon >>> with an update to the post that is currently pinned to the forum to explain >>> documentation: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic >>> /archesproject/UYdiTtejKfY >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 6:09 PM, Anne Millington <troto...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I am new to Arches and to the group, and have been trying bravely to >>>> use the provided documentation to answer questions, but I have hit a bit of >>>> a snag. >>>> >>>> I am attempting to install in a Windows Server 2012 environment. I >>>> used these instructions which I will call Version 1 >>>> <http://arches4.readthedocs.io/en/latest/overview/>, and with some >>>> finagling successfully negotiated all the steps till I got to the actual >>>> installation of Arches. I finally install Python 3.6.4, because I was >>>> having trouble installing pip. All went well from there, and I have my >>>> virtual environment ready for Arches. Upon issuing the command, I got this >>>> error: >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eDsLXWbgZkg/Wqr6GFXpQZI/AAAAAAAAGyM/27zbgof71GITv0WtiLUu1V2EjhpPkOBOACLcBGAs/s1600/Capture.PNG> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> In researching the problem, I find there are at least three versions of >>>> the installation documentation, with some differences that might be >>>> relevant. Version 2 >>>> <https://arches.readthedocs.io/en/stable/requirements-and-dependencies/> >>>> requires >>>> bower, and Version 3 >>>> <https://github.com/archesproject/arches/wiki/Installing-Dependencies-on-Windows#shapely> >>>> references >>>> git and shapely. The Version 1 set of instructions I was using mention >>>> none of those. Could something like this be the source of my error? >>>> >>>> I am thinking I should backtrack and follow Version 3 to have the most >>>> current docs to guide my install. Further, I wonder if I should try again >>>> to install pip using Python 2.7.x, as that is your recommendation. >>>> >>>> Any assistance highly appreciated! >>>> >>>> <https://arches.readthedocs.io/en/stable/requirements-and-dependencies/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- To post, send email to archesproject@googlegroups.com. 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