NAME

       boa-constructor - RAD tool for Python and WxWindows

SYNOPSIS

       boa-constructor   [-CDTSBERhv]   [-O   directory]   [--Constricted]   [--Debug]  [--Trace]
       [--StartupFile]   [--BlockHomePrefs]   [--EmptyEditor    [--RemoteDebugServer]    [--help]
       [--version] [files...]

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  documents  briefly  the boa-constructor command.  This manual page was
       written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not  have  a  manual
       page.

       boa-constructor is an IDE and a RAD tool for creating cross-platform applications built on
       top of the Python language and the WxWindows GUI toolkit.

OPTIONS

       These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options  starting  with
       two dashes (`-').  A summary of options is included below.

       -O, --OverridePrefsDirName directory
              Specify  a  different  directory  to  load preferences from. Default is $HOME/.boa-
              constructor and is used if it exists. Directory will be created (and populated)  if
              it does not exist.

       -C, --Constricted
              Run in constricted mode, overrides the preferences.

       -D, --Debug
              Run the first filename passed on the command-line in the Debugger on startup.

       -T, --Trace
              Run in trace mode. Used for tracking down core dumps. Every function call is logged
              to a file which can later be parsed for a traceback.

       -S, --StartupFile
              Execute the script pointed  to  by  $BOASTARTUP  or  $PYTHONSTARTUP  in  the  Shell
              namespace.   The   Editor   object  is  available  as  sys.boa_ide.  Overrides  the
              preferences.

       -B, --BlockHomePrefs
              Prevent the $HOME directory being used.

       -E, --EmptyEditor
              Don't open the files that were open last time Boa was closed.

       -R, --RemoteDebugServer
              Run the first filename passed on the command-line in a Remote Debugger Server  that
              can be connected to over a socket.

       -h, --help
              Show summary of options.

       -v, --version
              Show version of program.

SEE ALSO

       python(1).
       The program contains an integrated help and a little tutorial.

AUTHOR

       This  manual  page  was  written  by  Cedric  Delfosse <cedric@debian.org>, for the Debian
       project (but may be used by others).

                                           13 May 2003                         BOA-CONSTRUCTOR(1)