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+Installation
+============
+
+Downloading
+-----------
+
+You can get the latest release of the SIP source code from
+http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/download.
+
+SIP is also included with all of the major Linux distributions.  However, it
+may be a version or two out of date.
+
+
+Configuring
+-----------
+
+After unpacking the source package (either a ``.tar.gz`` or a ``.zip`` file
+depending on your platform) you should then check for any ``README`` files
+that relate to your platform.
+
+Next you need to configure SIP by executing the ``configure.py`` script.  For
+example::
+
+    python configure.py
+
+This assumes that the Python interpreter is on your path.  Something like the
+following may be appropriate on Windows::
+
+    c:\python26\python configure.py
+
+If you have multiple versions of Python installed then make sure you use the
+interpreter for which you wish SIP to generate bindings for.
+
+The full set of command line options is:
+
+.. program:: configure.py
+
+.. cmdoption:: --version
+
+    Display the SIP version number.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -h, --help
+
+    Display a help message.
+
+.. cmdoption:: --arch <ARCH>
+
+    Binaries for the MacOS/X architecture ``<ARCH>`` will be built.  This
+    option should be given once for each architecture to be built.  Specifying
+    more than one architecture will cause a universal binary to be created.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -b <DIR>, --bindir <DIR>
+
+    The SIP code generator will be installed in the directory ``<DIR>``.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -d <DIR>, --destdir <DIR>
+
+    The SIP module will be installed in the directory ``<DIR>``.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -e <DIR>, --incdir <DIR>
+
+    The SIP header file will be installed in the directory ``<DIR>``.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -k, --static
+
+    The SIP module will be built as a static library.  This is useful when
+    building the SIP module as a Python builtin (see :ref:`ref-builtin`).
+
+.. cmdoption:: -n, --universal
+
+    The SIP code generator and module will be built as universal binaries
+    under MacOS/X.  If the :option:`--arch <configure.py --arch>` option has
+    not been specified then the universal binary will include the ``i386`` and
+    ``ppc`` architectures.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -p <PLATFORM>, --platform <PLATFORM>
+
+    Explicitly specify the platform/compiler to be used by the build system,
+    otherwise a platform specific default will be used.  The
+    :option:`--show-platforms <configure.py --show-platforms>` option will
+    display all the supported platform/compilers.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -s <SDK>, --sdk <SDK>
+
+    If the :option:`--universal <configure.py -n>` option was given then this
+    specifies the name of the SDK directory.  If a path is not given then it is
+    assumed to be a sub-directory of ``/Developer/SDKs``.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -u, --debug
+
+    The SIP module will be built with debugging symbols.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -v <DIR>, --sipdir <DIR>
+
+    By default ``.sip`` files will be installed in the directory ``<DIR>``.
+
+.. cmdoption:: --show-platforms
+
+    The list of all supported platform/compilers will be displayed.
+
+.. cmdoption:: --show-build-macros
+
+    The list of all available build macros will be displayed.
+
+The ``configure.py`` script takes many other options that allows the build
+system to be finely tuned.  These are of the form ``name=value`` or
+``name+=value``.  The :option:`--show-build-macros <configure.py
+--show-build-macros>` option will display each supported ``name``, although not
+all are applicable to all platforms.
+
+The ``name=value`` form means that ``value`` will replace the existing value of
+``name``.
+
+The ``name+=value`` form means that ``value`` will be appended to the existing
+value of ``name``.
+
+For example, the following will disable support for C++ exceptions (and so
+reduce the size of module binaries) when used with GCC::
+
+    python configure.py CXXFLAGS+=-fno-exceptions
+
+A pure Python module called ``sipconfig.py`` is generated by ``configure.py``.
+This defines each ``name`` and its corresponding ``value``.  Looking at it will
+give you a good idea of how the build system uses the different options.  It is
+covered in detail in :ref:`ref-build-system`.
+
+
+Configuring for MinGW
+*********************
+
+SIP, and the modules it generates, can be built with MinGW, the Windows port of
+GCC.  You must use the :option:`--platform <configure.py -p>` command line
+option to specify the correct platform.  For example::
+
+    c:\python26\python configure.py --platform win32-g++
+
+
+Configuring for the Borland C++ Compiler
+****************************************
+
+SIP, and the modules it generates, can be built with the free Borland C++
+compiler.  You must use the :option:`--platform <configure.py -p>` command line
+option to specify the correct platform.  For example::
+
+    c:\python26\python configure.py --platform win32-borland
+
+You must also make sure you have a Borland-compatible version of the Python
+library.  If you are using the standard Python distribution (built using the
+Microsoft compiler) then you must convert the format of the Python library.
+For example::
+
+    coff2omf python26.lib python26_bcpp.lib
+
+
+Building
+--------
+
+The next step is to build SIP by running your platform's ``make`` command.  For
+example::
+
+    make
+
+The final step is to install SIP by running the following command::
+
+    make install
+
+(Depending on your system you may require root or administrator privileges.)
+
+This will install the various SIP components.