Configuring a Bika LIMS development environment

Steps to configuring a Bika LIMS development environment

1. Install Plone and Bika LIMS

Follow the Bika-LIMS installation instructions.

2. Install and configure git

Follow these steps: Github: Set Up Git.

3. Fork and Clone the Bika-LIMS sources

Follow the instructions at Github: Fork A Repo.

When you clone the new fork that you have created, you should place it in the src/ directory inside your Plone installation.

By default, the directory name of the new clone will be that of the repository, but this is not required.

4. Configure Buildout

You must edit buildout.cfg. You will need to add or edit the "develop = " statement in the [buildout] section, to include the folder that contains the forked source.

develop =
    src/Bika-LIMS

Remember to run bin/buildout again.

6. Customise Bika LIMS

Join the bika-developers list at http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bika-developers, and the IRC channel at irc.freenode.net/#bika immediately. We will be happy to help you acheive the highest code quality with your customisation project.

Read the excellent Plone developer documentation.