Work on document structure and doc building

This patch clarifies the document structure of
doc/source/devref/development.environment.rst and adds a section about
how to build the documentation.  This patch also strips out the
redundant information in doc/README.rst, replacing it with a reference
to doc/source/devref/development.environment.rst.

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OpenStack Nova Documentation README
===================================
Included documents:
- developer reference guide(devref)
- man pages
Dependencies
------------
Building this documentation can be done in a regular Nova development
environment, such as the virtualenv created by ``run_tests.sh`` or
``tools/install_venv.py``. A leaner but sufficient environment can be
created by starting with one that is suitable for running Nova (such
as the one created by DevStack) and then using pip to install
oslosphinx.
Building the docs
-----------------
From the root nova directory::
python setup.py build_sphinx
Building just the man pages
---------------------------
from the root nova directory::
python setup.py build_sphinx -b man
Installing the man pages
-------------------------
After building the man pages, they can be found in ``doc/build/man/``.
You can install the man page onto your system by following the following steps:
Example for ``nova-scheduler``::
mkdir /usr/local/man/man1
install -g 0 -o 0 -m 0644 doc/build/man/nova-scheduler.1 /usr/local/man/man1/nova-scheduler.1
gzip /usr/local/man/man1/nova-scheduler.1
man nova-scheduler
See the "Building the Documentation" section of
doc/source/devref/development.environment.rst.

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License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
under the License.
Setting Up a Development Environment
====================================
==============================================
Setting Up and Using a Development Environment
==============================================
This page describes how to setup a working Python development
This page describes how to setup and use a working Python development
environment that can be used in developing nova on Ubuntu, Fedora or
Mac OS X. These instructions assume you're already familiar with
git.
Mac OS X. These instructions assume you're already familiar with git.
Following these instructions will allow you to run the nova unit
tests. If you want to be able to run nova (i.e., launch VM instances),
you will also need to install libvirt and at least one of the
`supported hypervisors`_. Running nova is currently only supported on
Linux, although you can run the unit tests on Mac OS X.
Following these instructions will allow you to build the documentation
and run the nova unit tests. If you want to be able to run nova (i.e.,
launch VM instances), you will also need to --- either manually or by
letting DevStack do it for you --- install libvirt and at least one of
the `supported hypervisors`_. Running nova is currently only supported
on Linux, although you can run the unit tests on Mac OS X.
.. _supported hypervisors: http://wiki.openstack.org/HypervisorSupportMatrix
Virtual environments
--------------------
Nova development uses a set of shell scripts in DevStack. Virtual
environments with venv are also available with the source code.
Setup
=====
There are two ways to create a development environment: using
DevStack, or explicitly installing and cloning just what you need.
Using DevStack
--------------
The easiest way to build a fully functional development environment is
with DevStack. Create a machine (such as a VM or Vagrant box) running a
distribution supported by DevStack and install DevStack there. For
example, there is a Vagrant script for DevStack at http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-dev/devstack-vagrant/.
with DevStack. DevStack will hack your machine pretty hard, and so we
recommend that you create a machine (such as a VM or Vagrant box)
running a distribution supported by DevStack and run DevStack
there. For example, there is a Vagrant script for DevStack at
http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-dev/devstack-vagrant/ .
.. note::
Include the line
If you prefer not to use devstack, you can still check out source code on your local
machine and develop from there.
.. code-block:: bash
INSTALL_TESTONLY_PACKAGES=True
in the ``localrc`` file you use to control DevStack. This will cause
DevStack to install what you need for testing and documentation
building as well as running the system.
Explicit Install/Clone
----------------------
DevStack installs a complete OpenStack environment. Alternatively,
you can explicitly install and clone just what you need for Nova
development.
The first step of this process is to install the system (not Python)
packages that are required. Following are instructions on how to do
this on Linux and on the Mac.
Linux Systems
-------------
`````````````
.. note::
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Mac OS X Systems
----------------
````````````````
Install virtualenv::
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Getting the code
----------------
````````````````
Once you have the prerequisite system packages installed, the next
step is to clone the code.
Grab the code from GitHub::
git clone https://github.com/openstack/nova.git
cd nova
Building the Documentation
==========================
To do a full documentation build, issue the following command while
the nova directory is current.
.. code-block:: bash
tox -edocs
That will create a Python virtual environment, install the needed
Python prerequisites in that environment, and build all the
documentation in that environment.
The following variant will do the first two steps but not build any
documentation.
.. code-block:: bash
tox --notest -edocs
The virtual environment built by ``tox`` for documentation building
will be found in ``.tox/docs``. You can enter that virtual
environment in the usual way, as follows.
.. code-block:: bash
source .tox/docs/bin/activate
To build just the man pages, enter that virtual environment and issue
the following command while the nova directory is current.
.. code-block:: bash
python setup.py build_sphinx -b man
After building the man pages, they can be found in ``doc/build/man/``.
A sufficiently authorized user can install the man page onto the
system by following steps like the following, which are for the
``nova-scheduler`` man page.
.. code-block:: bash
mkdir /usr/local/man/man1
install -g 0 -o 0 -m 0644 doc/build/man/nova-scheduler.1 /usr/local/man/man1/nova-scheduler.1
gzip /usr/local/man/man1/nova-scheduler.1
man nova-scheduler
Running unit tests
------------------
==================
See :doc:`unit_tests` for details.
Using a remote debugger
-----------------------
=======================
Some modern IDE such as pycharm (commercial) or Eclipse (open source) support remote debugging. In order to run nova with remote debugging, start the nova process
with the following parameters
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More detailed instructions are located here - http://novaremotedebug.blogspot.com
Using fake computes for tests
-----------------------------
=============================
The number of instances supported by fake computes is not limited by physical
constraints. It allows you to perform stress tests on a deployment with few
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of it.
Contributing Your Work
----------------------
======================
Once your work is complete you may wish to contribute it to the project.
Refer to HowToContribute_ for information.