From: Michael Orlitzky <michael@orlitzky.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:14:37 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Added Python itself, and Shapely to the software requirements.
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Added Python itself, and Shapely to the software requirements.
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diff --git a/doc/project_overview/index.xhtml b/doc/project_overview/index.xhtml
index f7854f8..8591cb4 100644
--- a/doc/project_overview/index.xhtml
+++ b/doc/project_overview/index.xhtml
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@
   </p>
 
   <ol>
+    <li>
+      Most of the application code is written in <a
+      href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a>, and so the Python
+      runtime is required to run it.
+
+      <ol>
+	<li>
+	  We utilize a third-party library called <a
+	  href="http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Shapely">Shapely</a> for
+	  Python/GEOS integration. GEOS is required by PostGIS (see
+	  below), so it is not listed as a separate requirement, even
+	  though Shapely does depend on it.
+	</li>
+      </ol>
+    </li>
+
     <li>
       The build system utilizes <a
       href="http://www.gnu.org/software/make/">GNU Make</a>. The