Requirements:

1. PIL (aka python-imaging in most unix systems).
2. python development files (it could be python-dev in unix systems).
3. gcc and usual tools for compiling and installing.
4. BioPerl (optional) see BIOPERL.txt
5. postgres and/or mysql development files (optional) for plone4bio.biosql support.

Installing a BioPlone site:

1. Make a symbolic link buildout.cfg to select the profile you want to use; production, staging or development. For example:

$ rm buildout.cfg $ ln -s demo.cfg buildout.cfg

2. Run bootstrap.py with the python interpreter you want to use. This will install Buildout.

$ python2.4 bootstrap.py

or if you've used MacPorts for MacOSX to install your python 2.4:

$ /opt/local/bin/python2.4 bootstrap.py

or if you've used Fink for MacOSX to install your python 2.4:

$ /sw/bin/python2.4 bootstrap.py

3. Run buildout

$ bin/buildout -v

note: it may take some time ...

4. Start up the instance

$ bin/instance fg

5. If you selected demo.cfg or postgresql.cfg on step 1 then you can stop here and open your browser at http://localhost:8080/plone4bio you can also login as manager (admin/admin)

6. Log into the ZMI at http://localhost:8080/manage as (admin/admin). Create a Plone site and then go to the quickinstaller and install the following products:

plone4bio.base plone4bio.pscoils

Now you should be able to add new Sequence types to your Plone site and to run the pscoils (http://www.plone4bio.org/pscoils/) code against it.

7. To extend the BioPlone site with new predictors, refer to the skeleton code in plone4bio.pscoils: you should be able to create a set of tools to run against your sequences.