Installation
Install the package using pip:
pip install multicast
Alternative Methods
There are many ways to install the module besides using pip, but unless you have a specific need,
using pip is recommended for most users.
PEP-668 and externally-managed-environment installs
Users using Homebrew may require additional flags to use pip:
python3 -m pip install --use-pep517 --break-system-packages --user 'multicast>=2.0.8'
Install from Source
Source builds require development tools including (but not limited to): git, and make
Stable builds (Release Candidates)
# clone the multicast source repository
git clone "https://github.com/reactive-firewall-org/multicast.git" multicast
cd multicast
# switch to the stable branch
git checkout stable
# build the multicast module
make -f Makefile build
# install the build
make user-install
# Optionally check the install
python3 -m multicast --version
Developer builds
[!WARNING] Development Builds (e.g., Cutting-Edge) are not intended as full-fledged releases, however updates to the Development Builds are more frequent than releases.
# clone the multicast source repository
git clone https://github.com/reactive-firewall-org/multicast.git multicast && cd ./multicast
# switch to the default "master" branch
git checkout master
# build the multicast module
make -f Makefile build
# install the build
make user-install
# Optionally check the install
python3 -m multicast --version
Legacy egg style install
[!WARNING] Egg Style Builds (Deprecated) are not supported since version
2.1:shrug:
pip install -e "git+https://github.com/reactive-firewall/multicast.git#egg=multicast"
If all went well, multicast is now installed and working :tada:
