[PyQt] installing eric4 on mandriva for dummies - help needed

[kim gerdes]

hi there,

i'd love to install eric4 on my mandriva, but i can't get it going!
so here's what i did

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1st try: using rpms:

from mandriva cooker (no other choice as qt4 is only in version 4.1.4
in the regular updates – too low for eric)
i got

qt 4.3.1 (qt4-common, 4.3.1-12mdv2008.0.i586)
python-sip: 4.7-1mdv2008.0.i586
Qscintilla2: libqscintilla-qt4_2 2.1-2mdv2008.0.i586
python-qt4: 4.3-4mdv2008.0.i586 (and python-qt4-gui also version 4.3-4)

installed

two ways now:

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A: using the eric4 rpm :

the eric4 rpm recently disappeared from mandriva cooker, so i tried an
eric4 rpm i found somewhere:
eric4-4.0.1-1mdv2008.0.noarch.rpm

when i run it i get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/eric4/eric4.py", line 22, in <module>
    from PyQt4.QtGui import QApplication, QErrorMessage
ImportError: /usr/lib/qt4/lib/libQtGui.so.4: undefined symbol:
XRRFreeScreenResources

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B: using the tarball
i get exactly the same thing when i try to install eric from the
tarball eric4-4.0.1 by python install.py:
Sorry, please install QScintilla2 and
it's PyQt4 wrapper.
Error: /usr/lib/qt4/lib/libQtGui.so.4: undefined symbol: XRRFreeScreenResources

the file  libQtGui.so.4 points to libQtGui.so.4.3.1 as it probably
should. i've no idea what this error could mean.

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2nd try:


ok, well, something is wrong with my qscintilla. i tried to install it
from source (i'm not sure whether things change if i kick out the
above rpms or not, but i tried both ways and it doesn't work in any
case) :

QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916

qmake --version
QMake version 2.01a
Using Qt version 4.3.1 in /usr/lib/qt4/lib

qmake qscintilla.pro
or
qmake -Wall qscintilla.pro

say nothing. it just stops.

make
make: Rien à faire pour « first ».
(french for « nothing to do for first » - whatever that means...)

make install
cp -f -r /home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/Qsci
/usr/lib/qt4/include/
install -m 644 -p
/home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/qscintilla_cs.qm
/usr/lib/qt4/translations/
install -m 644 -p
/home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/qscintilla_de.qm
/usr/lib/qt4/translations/
install -m 644 -p
/home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/qscintilla_fr.qm
/usr/lib/qt4/translations/
install -m 644 -p
/home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/qscintilla_pt_br.qm
/usr/lib/qt4/translations/
install -m 644 -p
/home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/qscintilla_ru.qm
/usr/lib/qt4/translations/
cp -f -r /home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/qsci
/usr/lib/qt4/
install -m 755 -p "libqscintilla2.so.3.0.0"
"/usr/lib/qt4/lib/libqscintilla2.so.3.0.0"
strip --strip-unneeded "/usr/lib/qt4/lib/libqscintilla2.so.3.0.0"
ln -sf "libqscintilla2.so.3.0.0" "/usr/lib/qt4/lib/libqscintilla2.so"
ln -sf "libqscintilla2.so.3.0.0" "/usr/lib/qt4/lib/libqscintilla2.so.3"
ln -sf "libqscintilla2.so.3.0.0" "/usr/lib/qt4/lib/libqscintilla2.so.3.0"

that looks good, doesn't it?
i don't really know why it takes anything from my trash, but that may
not matter...



ok, now i try PyQt4
PyQt-x11-gpl-4.3-snapshot-20070913

[root at rech1 PyQt-x11-gpl-4.3-snapshot-20070913]# python configure.py
Determining the layout of your Qt installation...
This is the GPL version of PyQt 4.3-snapshot-20070913 (licensed under the GNU
General Public License) for Python 2.5 on linux2.

Type 'L' to view the license.
Type 'yes' to accept the terms of the license.
Type 'no' to decline the terms of the license.

Do you accept the terms of the license? yes
Checking to see if the QtGui module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtNetwork module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtOpenGL module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtScript module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtSql module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtSvg module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtTest module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtXml module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtAssistant module should be built...
Checking to see if the QtDesigner module should be built...
Checking to see if the dbus support module should be built...
The Python dbus module doesn't seem to be installed.
Qt v4.3.1 free edition is being used.
SIP 4.7 is being used.
The Qt header files are in /usr/lib/qt4/include.
The shared QtCore library is in /usr/lib/qt4/lib.
The Qt binaries are in /usr/lib/qt4/bin.
The Qt mkspecs directory is in /usr/lib/qt4.
These PyQt modules will be built: QtCore QtNetwork QtScript QtTest QtXml.
The PyQt Python package will be installed in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages.
The Designer plugin will be installed in /usr/lib/qt4/plugins/lib/designer.
The QScintilla API file will be installed in /usr/lib/qt4/qsci/api/python.
The PyQt .sip files will be installed in /usr/share/sip/PyQt4.
pyuic4, pyrcc4 and pylupdate4 will be installed in /usr/bin.
Generating the C++ source for the QtCore module...
Creating the Makefile for the QtCore module...
Generating the C++ source for the QtNetwork module...
Creating the Makefile for the QtNetwork module...
Generating the C++ source for the QtScript module...
Creating the Makefile for the QtScript module...
Generating the C++ source for the QtTest module...
Creating the Makefile for the QtTest module...
Generating the C++ source for the QtXml module...
Creating the Makefile for the QtXml module...
Generating the C++ source for the Qt module...
Creating the Makefile for the Qt module...
Creating QScintilla API file...
Creating top level Makefile...
Creating QPy libraries Makefile...
Creating pyuic4 wrapper...
Creating pyuic4 Makefile...
Creating pylupdate4 Makefile...
Creating pyrcc4 Makefile...
Creating pyqtconfig.py...

but if i do make, i get so many errors my bash won't even show them
all, ending with:
...
make[1]: *** [sipQtCorecmodule.o] Erreur 1
make[1]: quittant le répertoire «
/home/kim/Desktop/PyQt-x11-gpl-4.3-snapshot-20070913/QtCore »
make: *** [all] Erreur 2

if i redirect the make errors to a file, i see the first messages:


In file included from sipAPIQtCore.h:30,
                 from sipQtCorecmodule.cpp:26:
/usr/include/python2.5/sip.h:29:20: error: Python.h: Aucun fichier ou
répertoire de ce type
(meaning no file of this type)
/usr/include/python2.5/sip.h:47:2: error: #error "This version of SIP
requires Python v2.3 or later"
sip/QtCore/qobject.sip:2226:26: error: structmember.h: Aucun fichier
ou répertoire de ce type
/usr/include/python2.5/sip.h:167: error: 'PyHeapTypeObject' does not name a type

so there is no file Python.h
and something is strange with my python version (2.5)

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so one more step back:
i try to compile sip:


make
make[1]: entrant dans le répertoire « /home/kim/Desktop/sip-4.7/sipgen »
make[1]: « sip » est à jour.
make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /home/kim/Desktop/sip-4.7/sipgen »
make[1]: entrant dans le répertoire « /home/kim/Desktop/sip-4.7/siplib »
gcc -c -pipe -fPIC -O2 -w -I. -I/usr/include/python2.5 -o siplib.o siplib.c
siplib.c:17:20: error: Python.h: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
In file included from siplib.c:23:
sip.h:47:2: error: #error "This version of SIP requires Python v2.3 or later"
In file included from siplib.c:23:


so again this thing about python.h
i actually checked on how to reinstall all of python, but that's scary
as so much stuff depends on python (on the python-base package and not
on the simple python package – i don't really understand the
difference).
so i didn't do that.


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what did i do wrong?
maybe some links are missing somewhere?
any help is highly appreciated as i spent quite a few evenings already
on this problem and i'm getting nowhere – i don't even know what else
i could try - reinstall everything ??? :-)


thanks in advance
kim