[PyQt] SIP install - 'Permission denied' error on Mac 10.4

[Melton Low]

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Eric Coetzee <ericcoetzee at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am a PyQT newb trying to install on OS X.
>
> From the docs, it seems I must first install SIP using the following
> commands:
> 1. python configure.py
> 2. make
> 3. make install
>
> But is get "permission denied" during the make install.
>
> The documentation says "Depending on your system you may require root or
> administrator privileges", so i tried
>  sudo -u admin make install
>
> which does not seem to accept the password. (admin is an account with admin
> privileges)
> I have tried to repair permissions and I've also tried installing SIP while
> logged in as admin - same result.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> output of step 1
> ----------------------
> This is SIP 4.9 for Python 2.5.1 on darwin.
> The SIP code generator will be installed in
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin.
> The SIP module will be installed in /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages.
> The SIP header file will be installed in
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5.
> The default directory to install .sip files in is
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/share/sip.
> The platform/compiler configuration is macx-g++.
> Creating sipconfig.py...
> Creating top level Makefile...
> Creating sip code generator Makefile...
> Creating sip module Makefile...
>
> output of step 2
> ---------------------
> cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o main.o main.c
> cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o transform.o transform.c
> cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o gencode.o gencode.c
> cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o export.o export.c
> cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o heap.o heap.c
> cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o parser.o parser.c
> cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o lexer.o lexer.c
> c++ -headerpad_max_install_names -o sip main.o transform.o gencode.o
> export.o heap.o parser.o lexer.o
> cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I.
> -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
> -o siplib.o siplib.c
> cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I.
> -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
> -o apiversions.o apiversions.c
> cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I.
> -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
> -o descriptors.o descriptors.c
> cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I.
> -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
> -o qtlib.o qtlib.c
> cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I.
> -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
> -o threads.o threads.c
> cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I.
> -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
> -o objmap.o objmap.c
> c++ -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I.
> -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
> -o bool.o bool.cpp
> c++ -headerpad_max_install_names -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -o
> sip.so siplib.o apiversions.o descriptors.o qtlib.o threads.o objmap.o
> bool.o
>
> output of step 3
> ---------------------
> cp -f sip /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/sip
> cp: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/sip:
> Permission denied
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make: *** [install] Error 2
>
> output of step 3 with sudo
> -------------------------------------
> Password:
> Sorry, try again.
>
>
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Your third step has to be executed as:

sudo make install


Hope this helps.

Mel
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