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## Requirements
-Python 3.6+ is assumed, but it may work with older versions.
-
-TODO Build
+Python 3.6+ is assumed, but it may work with older versions. To build, `setuptools` and `wheel` are required.
## Build & test
@@ -16,7 +14,11 @@ Build wheel using library for current platform:
make pack
```
-Build wheel using library for specified platform (passed to setuptools `--plat-name`):
+(This does not build the shared Go library.)
+
+Build wheel using library for specified platform (passed to setuptools `--plat-name`,
+see [`get_build_platform`](https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html?highlight=get_build_platform#platform-utilities)
+for more):
```shell
make pack PLAT_NAME=win32
@@ -28,9 +30,12 @@ To install the wheel, run:
pip install dist/eduvpncommon-[version]-py3-none-[platform].whl
```
-You could also reference the discovery module directly and copy the library for the platform to the `eduvpncommon/lib`
+You could also reference the discovery module directly and copy the library for the platform to the `eduvpncommon/lib/`
folder.
+If you do not build this as part of the full repository, specify `EXPORTS_PATH="path/to/exports-folder"` when calling
+make. This folder must contain `platform.mk` and the `lib/` folder with built libraries.
+
Test:
```shell