Alternatives for Windows

Version 0.8.9 of ePiX has been implemented in Python 2.2 by Andrew Sterian, making ePiX available on any platform that supports Python, and without requiring a C++ compiler or bash. Python is a GPL-ed scripting language, and is available with a Windows installer and detailed instructions. The easiest alternative for Windows users is probably to install Python 2.2 or later (if necessary) and Pyepix. The Pyepix project home page is:

  http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/Python/index.html

Cygwin, and theoretically the de Lorie tools, can be used to run ePiX under Windows. The following Cygwin packages are probably necessary and sufficient:

  [] bash       [] GhostScript [] sh-utils
  [] binutils   [] ImageMagick [] teTeX
  [] fileutils  [] make        [] textutils
  [] gcc        [] sed

The emacs and gv packages are highly desirable, but not absolutely necessary. The author has received scattered reports of success with Cygwin, but is not sufficiently knowledgeable to provide substantial support.