From cdea029d52f7276ea9633a0f0757de0bd18be35a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: marscher Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:34:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [doc/install] added faq question about win-related problems --- doc/source/INSTALL.rst | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/INSTALL.rst b/doc/source/INSTALL.rst index e31908f71..7ce5e9636 100644 --- a/doc/source/INSTALL.rst +++ b/doc/source/INSTALL.rst @@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ but play at your own risk. If you already have a conda installation, directly go to step 3: 1. Download and install miniconda for Python 2.7, 32 or 64 bit depending on your system: - http://conda.pydata.org/miniconda.html - select **yes** to add conda to the **PATH** variable. + + For Windows users, who do not know what to choose for 32 or 64 bit, it is strongly + recommended to read the second question of this FAQ first: + http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/32-bit-and-64-bit-windows + + + Run the installer and select **yes** to add conda to the **PATH** variable. 2. If you have installed from a Linux shell, either open a new shell to have an updated PATH, or update your PATH variable by ``source ~/.bashrc`` (or .tcsh, .csh - whichever shell you are using). @@ -206,4 +211,18 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) conda config --add channels omnia - +* Q: I'm using Windows, have a fresh Anaconda installation and I get strange errors + during "import xyz". + + A: Possible answer 1: you have probably mixed 32 and 64 bit. Using 32 bit Python + on 64 bit Windows is fine, but not the other way around. + Possible answer 2: Do you have Python2 and Python3 on the same computer? + To figure that you, open a cmd prompt and type in:: + + where python + "X:\somepath\miniconda2\Scripts\python.exe" + + This should only display one line like. If it is displaying more than one .exe, + you either know what you are doing or you should remove one installation (eg. decide, + which branch of Python [2 or 3] to keep). +