Revision: 6653
http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=6653&view=rev
Author: jswhit
Date: 2008-12-17 19:06:30 +0000 (Wed, 17 Dec 2008)
Log Message:
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updated install instructions
Modified Paths:
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trunk/toolkits/basemap/README
Modified: trunk/toolkits/basemap/README
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--- trunk/toolkits/basemap/README 2008-12-17 16:52:39 UTC (rev 6652)
+++ trunk/toolkits/basemap/README 2008-12-17 19:06:30 UTC (rev 6653)
@@ -71,7 +71,16 @@
1) Then download basemap-X.Y.Z.tar.gz (approx 100 mb) from
the sourceforge download site, unpack and cd to basemap-X.Y.Z.
+Note that most of that size consists of coastline data, which
+does not change with every release. When it does change, it is
+noted in the Changelog. If you already have the latest data installed,
+you can download basemap-nodata-X.Y.Z.tar.gz instead, which is
+*much* smaller.
+By default the data is installed in the same directory as the toolkit.
+You may move it if you wish, and set the environment variable
+BASEMAPDATA to point to the new location.
+
2) Install the GEOS library. If you already have it on your
system, just set the environment variable GEOS_DIR to point to the location
of libgeos_c and geos_c.h (if libgeos_c is in /usr/local/lib and
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