[PyQt] Problem in installing PyQt on Mac OS X 10.6.2

[Phil Thompson]

On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 15:17:36 +0530, Jebagnana Das <jebagnanadas at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hai everybody,
> 
>          when i tried to install PyQt on Mac Os X after installing python
> 3.1, Qt 4.6.2 and SIP 4.10.1 i encounter the following error when i
execute
> $python3 configure.py command.
> 
> Determining the layout of your Qt installation...
> This is the GPL version of PyQt 4.7 (licensed under the GNU General
Public
> License) for Python 3.1 on darwin.
> 
> Type '2' to view the GPL v2 license.
> Type '3' to view the GPL v3 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 QtHelp module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtMultimedia 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 QtScriptTools 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 QtWebKit module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtXml module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtXmlPatterns module should be built...
> Checking to see if the phonon module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtAssistant module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtDesigner module should be built...
> Qt v4.6.2 free edition is being used.
> Qt is built as a framework.
> SIP 4.10.1 is being used.
> The Qt header files are in /usr/include.
> The shared Qt libraries are in /Library/Frameworks.
> The Qt binaries are in /Developer/Tools/Qt.
> The Qt mkspecs directory is in /usr/local/Qt4.6.
> These PyQt modules will be built: QtCore.

That's the first problem.

> The PyQt Python package will be installed in
>
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.1/lib/python3.1/site-packages.
> PyQt is being built with generated docstrings.
> PyQt is being built with 'protected' redefined as 'public'.
> The Designer plugin will be installed in
> /Developer/Applications/Qt/plugins/designer.
> The PyQt .sip files will be installed in
> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.1/share/sip/PyQt4.
> pyuic4, pyrcc4 and pylupdate4 will be installed in
> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.1/bin.
> Generating the C++ source for the QtCore module...
> sip: Usage: sip [-h] [-V] [-a file] [-b file] [-c dir] [-d file] [-e]
[-g]
> [-I dir] [-j #] [-k] [-m file] [-o] [-p module] [-r] [-s suffix] [-t tag]
> [-w] [-x feature] [-z file] [file]
> Error: Unable to create the C++ code.
> 
> Your help would be much appreciated..
> 
> P.S : I haven't had any problems in installing PyQt 4.7 on Mac OS X
10.5.6
> though i had difficulty in installing python 3.1

What's the output when you run configure.py with the --verbose flag?

Phil