Plone4 - Addon Installation

Question

I am new to Plone, and I had trouble understanding how to install add-ons. I read the documentation provided on their website, but I'm still a bit confused.

The addon I'm trying to install is http://plone.org/products/uwosh.timeslot .

In the documentation, I see that they use something like cmd.exe, but I'm not quite sure what it is. Is this python.exe located in the python folder?

In addition, I do not understand if there is an addon that I want to install in the shape of an "egg."

Can someone please provide me with a detailed installation process?

Thanks.

Answer 1

http://plone.org/documentation/kb/installing-add-ons-quick-how-to

• Locate and then edit the buildout.cfg file as described above to add the uwosh.timeslot egg.
• Restart bin / buildout (or bin \ buildout on windows) from the main plone directory on the command line (do not start from the bin directory as the current working directory).

Answering other questions:

• Yes, the packages listed on PyPI.python.org are "eggs" in the sense that you install them as eggs in the buildout, not the classic "Products".
• cmd.exe is the MS Windows command line if you are using Windows, not Unix.
  • This is only useful if you know where your Plone installation is located on disk — you should.