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

Wed Sep 19 08:01:29 BST 2007

On Tuesday 18 September 2007, kim gerdes wrote:
> hi there,
>
> i'd love to install eric4 on my mandriva, but i can't get it going!
> so here's what i did
>
> _____________
>
> 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:
>
> ___
> 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
>
> ___
> 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.
>
> ____________
>
> 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/Q
>sci /usr/lib/qt4/include/
> install -m 644 -p
> /home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/q
>scintilla_cs.qm /usr/lib/qt4/translations/
> install -m 644 -p
> /home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/q
>scintilla_de.qm /usr/lib/qt4/translations/
> install -m 644 -p
> /home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/q
>scintilla_fr.qm /usr/lib/qt4/translations/
> install -m 644 -p
> /home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/q
>scintilla_pt_br.qm /usr/lib/qt4/translations/
> install -m 644 -p
> /home/kim/.local/share/Trash/files/QScintilla-gpl-2-snapshot-20070916/Qt4/q
>scintilla_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)
>
> ________
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> ____________________________
>
> 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 ??? :-)

Your original problem is with the Qt4 build, nothing to do eric, SIP, PyQt or 
QScintilla.

I would guess that your subsequent problems are because your distro has split 
Python into runtime and development sub-packages - and you don't have the 
latter installed.

Phil