Added additional details regarding windows implementation

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shanedlee 2015-04-09 11:32:13 -04:00
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@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ execute in. This made adding modules and python libraries difficult. The new
installer sets up a more flexible python environment making it easy to manage
the python install and add python modules.
Instead of frozen packages, a full python implementation resides in the bin
directory (``C:\salt\bin``). By executing pip or easy_install from within the
Scripts directory (``C:\salt\bin\Scripts``) you can install any additional
python modules you may need for your custom environment.
The .exe's that once resided at the root of the salt directory (``C:\salt``)
have been replaced by .bat files and should function the same way as the .exe's
in previous versions.
The new Windows Installer will not replace the minion config file and key if
they already exist on the target system. Only the salt program files will be
replaced. ``C:\salt\conf`` and ``C:\salt\var`` will remain unchanged.
Removed Requests Dependency
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