[Eric] Failure to install Eric ...

[Detlev Offenbach]

On Freitag, 17. Juli 2009, Serge Montagnac wrote:
> Hi Detlev,
>
> [root at dualstar eric4-4.3.5]# python install.py
> An internal error occured.  Please report all the output of the program,
> including the following traceback, to eric4-bugs at die-offenbachs.de.
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "install.py", line 666, in <module>
>     main(sys.argv)
>   File "install.py", line 607, in main
>     doDependancyChecks()
>   File "install.py", line 504, in doDependancyChecks
>     from PyQt4 import Qsci
> RuntimeError: the sip module implements API v5.0 but the PyQt4.Qsci
> module requires API v4.0
>
> I took the standard packages
> python-qt4 (4.5.2)
> sip (4.8.1)
> python-qt4-scin (2.4)
> ...
>
> Why do I get this mismatched API check ....  :-(((
>
> Thnks for coop,
> Serge.

The problem is that the package maintainer updated sip and PyQt packages but 
forgot to update the QScintilla Python bindings package. You should post a 
bug report to your distribution.

Alternatively you may generate the QScintilla Python bindings yourself.


Detlev
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Detlev Offenbach
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