PineDocs is a documentation generator that uses markdown syntax. It is available on GitHub at https://github.com/xy2z/PineDocs. Installing PineDocs on macOS requires a few steps, which are outlined below:
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that allows you to easily install and manage software. To install Homebrew, open the Terminal app and enter the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Git is a version control system that is used by PineDocs. To install Git, enter the following command in the Terminal app:
brew install git
PineDocs is a Python package, so you will need to have Python installed on your system. To install Python and Virtualenv (a tool for creating isolated Python environments), enter the following command in the Terminal app:
brew install python
pip3 install virtualenv
Use Git to clone the PineDocs repository to your local machine. Enter the following command in the Terminal app:
git clone https://github.com/xy2z/PineDocs.git
Navigate to the PineDocs directory and create a virtual environment for PineDocs. Enter the following commands in the Terminal app:
cd PineDocs
virtualenv env
Activate the virtual environment by entering the following command in the Terminal app:
source env/bin/activate
Install PineDocs by entering the following command in the Terminal app:
pip3 install .
You are now ready to use PineDocs to generate documentation. To generate documentation for a project, navigate to the project directory and enter the following command:
pinedocs .
This will generate HTML documentation for the project in a directory called docs.
That's it! You have successfully installed PineDocs on macOS and can now use it to generate documentation for your projects.
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