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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-his file documents the contents of this module
+This file documents the contents of this module
 
 See the devel/ subdir for more devel-oriented doc.
 
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ See the devel/ subdir for more devel-oriented doc.
 * git clone ssh://yourlogin@git.onelab.eu/git/myslice-django.git
 
 * edit myslice/settings.py and
-** change DEVELOPER_ROOT if you didnt clone into ~/git/myslice-django
 ** change the location of your backend API (not yet supported)
 
 * edit myslice/config.py and enter the details of your manifold backend
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ See the devel/ subdir for more devel-oriented doc.
 $ manage.py syncdb
 
 * gather static files
-$ make static
+$ ./manage.py collectstatic (formerly, we used make static, which is deprecated)
 
 * run a local server:
 $ manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
@@ -220,3 +219,19 @@ that would reset all-static/ and all-templates/ for you from the other contents
 
 
 
+======== update django database to reflect changes in existing models without any migration system (e.g., south) =========
+
+$python manage.py reset <your_app>
+#Django 1.5.1
+$python manage.py flush
+
+This will update the database tables for your app, but will completely destroy any data that existed in those tables. 
+If the changes you made to your app model do not break your old schema (for instance, you added a new, optional field) 
+you can simply dump the data before and reload it afterwards, like so:
+
+
+$python manage.py dumpdata <your_app> > temp_data.json
+$python manage.py reset <your_app>
+$python manage.py loaddata temp_data.json
+
+If your changes break your old schema this won't work - in which case tools like south or django evolution are great.