Better resources to learn buildout

Question

I am trying to grasp a bit more of buildout with this tutorial, but unlike a tutorial, it seems like a cut and paste of presentation slides. I don't have a really clear idea of what the purpose of buildout is, and how it positions itself with scons and setuptools. Would you be so kind to provide details on these issues?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I quite like the Plone Buildout Tutorial.

It gives a reasonable overview of how it all works and the ways in which you can extend a simple buildout file.

Here is the new link to Plone Buildout Tutorial.