removed mysql dependency from setup.py

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 331d3fb1..d319d761 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@ install_requires = [
     'python-openid',
 ]
 
-#todo: have a dirty version retriever that 
-#parses it out from askbot/__init__.py but does not
-#import it as there are issues
-
-WIN_PLATFORMS = ('win32', 'cygwin',)
-if sys.platform not in WIN_PLATFORMS:
-    install_requires.append('mysql-python')
-
 import askbot
 
 setup(
@@ -147,16 +139,13 @@ Footnotes
 (**) - With MySQL you have to use MyISAM data backend, because it's the only one that supports Full Text Search."""
 )
 
-if 'WIN_PLATFORM' in locals() and sys.platform in WIN_PLATFORMS:
-    print 'ATTENTION!! please install windows binary mysql-python package'
-    print 'at http://www.codegood.com/archives/4'
-
-print '**************************************************************'
-print '*                                                            *'
-print '*  Thanks for installing Askbot.                             *'
-print '*  To start deploying type: >python askbot-setup             *'
-print '*  Please take a look at the manual askbot/doc/INSTALL       *'
-print '*  And please do not hesitate to ask your questions at       *'
-print '*  at http://askbot.org                                      *'
-print '*                                                            *'
-print '**************************************************************'
+print """**************************************************************
+*                                                            *
+*  Thanks for installing Askbot.                             *
+*                                                            *
+*  To start deploying type: >askbot-setup                    *
+*  Please take a look at the manual askbot/doc/INSTALL       *
+*  And please do not hesitate to ask your questions at       *
+*  at http://askbot.org                                      *
+*                                                            *
+**************************************************************"""