Setting up a Developer's machine for Validation.

Tools

Three prerequisites are needed: An editor, GIT Bash and Python. All developers machines are Windows 7 professional.

1. Install an Editor - something along the lines of Emacs, Visual Studio, Notepad++, Vim or Sublime, which allows intelligent editing of Python files as well as running flake8 as you develop.
2. Install GIT Bash from https://git-scm.com/downloadsThis will give you git as well as a better shell. ConEmu is also a nice tool for operating a multiplicity of shells.
3. Install Python2.7 from https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/ - the usual install path is c:\Python27
4. Install virtualenv to python2.7  by running c:\Python27\Scripts\pip install virtualenv
5. Setup DevPi Client

Running Validation

1. Open a GIT BASH shell

2. Go to a folder of your choice and pull the code base down:See Creating Validation (and others) Build and Releases.

3. Run

   cd $(CHECKOUT_FOLDER)\rr_validation
   
   

4. Create virtual environment:

   /c/Python27/scripts/virtualenv venv
   
   

5. Activate the environment

   venv/scripts/activate
   
   

6. Install the requirements

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   
   

7. Run Validation

   python scripts/val.py