[PyQt] Bug in QScintilla-2.8.3 configure.py? (with fix)

[Phil Thompson]

On 11/03/2015 10:08 am, Patrick Stinson wrote:
> Uh oh, once I get configure.py to complete successfully the make file
> (and Qsci.pro) don’t have any sources, and the dylib is empty.
> 
> I am running latest yosemite with pyqt5/5.4.1 installed via homebrew.
> Here is the output with the unmodified configure.py:
> 
> 
> turin:Python patrick$ python3 configure.py --pyqt=PyQt5
> Configuring QScintilla 2.8.3...
> QScintilla 2.8.3 is being used.
> The QScintilla .sip files will be installed in
> /usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/share/sip/PyQt5.
> The QScintilla module will be installed in
> /usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/site-packages/PyQt5.
> PyQt 5.4 is being used.
> Qt 5.4.1 is being used.
> sip 4.16.5 is being used.
> The sip executable is /usr/local/bin/sip.
> The QScintilla module is being built with 'protected' redefined as 
> 'public'.
> The QScintilla API file will be installed in
> /usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.4.1/api/python.
> Generating the C++ source for the Qsci module...
> Error: Unable to create the C++ code.
> turin:Python patrick$
> 
> 
> Thoughts?

What's the output when running with --verbose?

Does the problem go away with QScintilla v2.8.4?

Phil

>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 1:57 AM, Patrick Stinson <patrickkidd at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, it’s been a long time.
>> 
>> I noticed that configure.py won’t run unless I disabled the file 
>> existence check at line 1265:
>> 
>> #    if not os.access(check_file, os.F_OK):
>> #        error("Unable to create the C++ code.")
>> 
>> it’s checking for the *existence* of ./Python/sipAPIQsci.h, which of 
>> course does not exist. Perhaps it should check    for write access 
>> instead?
>> 
>> Thanks for keeping this excellent project going for all of these 
>> years.
>> -P
> 
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