[PyQt] qscintilla configure.py: Error: Unable to create the C++ code.

[Phil Thompson]

On 30/07/2014 9:31 pm, Alan Ezust wrote:
> Trying to configure QScintilla 2.8.3 for my source-built version of 
> PyQt.
> This is the first time i've done this on windows.
> What does this error message below mean? I need to install something?
> 
> 
> C:\Users\r4hr-dev\Workspace\QScintilla-gpl-2.8.3\Python>python 
> configure.py
> --pyqt=PyQt5
> Configuring QScintilla 2.8.3...
> QScintilla 2.8.3 is being used.
> The QScintilla .sip files will be installed in 
> C:\Python33-Qt53\sip\PyQt5.
> The QScintilla module will be installed in
> C:\Python33-Qt53\Lib\site-packages\PyQt5.
> PyQt 5.3.1 is being used.
> Qt 5.3.1 is being used.
> sip 4.16.1 is being used.
> The sip executable is c:\Python33-Qt53\sip.exe.
> The QScintilla API file will be installed in
> C:/Qt/5.3/msvc2010_opengl\api\python.
> Generating the C++ source for the PyQt5.Qsci module...
> Error: Unable to create the C++ code.

So what's the output when you pass the --verbose flag?

Phil