[PyQt] Cannot create /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/QtCore.so for output

[Barry]

Are you running install as root, via sudo for example?

Barry

> On 26 Mar 2019, at 05:59, Nobody <jiapei at longervision.com> wrote:
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> Hi, all:
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> After successfully downloaded and built PyQt5, I'm trying to install PyQt5_gpl with the command make install, but meet the following ERROR messages:
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> /opt/Qt/Current/gcc_64/bin/qmake -install qinstall -exe ....../PyQt5_gpl-5.12.1/PyQt5.api /opt/Qt/Current/gcc_64/qsci/api/python/PyQt5.api
> Error copying ....../PyQt5_gpl-5.12.1/PyQt5.api to /opt/Qt/Current/gcc_64/qsci/api/python/PyQt5.api: Cannot create /opt/Qt/Current/gcc_64/qsci/api/python/PyQt5.api for output
> Makefile:4266: recipe for target 'install_qscintilla_api' failed
> make: [install_qscintilla_api] Error 3 (ignored)
> /usr/bin/python ....../PyQt5_gpl-5.12.1/mk_distinfo.py "" /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5-5.12.1.dist-info installed.txt
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "....../PyQt5_gpl-5.12.1/mk_distinfo.py", line 108, in <module>
>     fn_f = open(fn, 'rb')
> FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/QtCore.so'
> Makefile:4275: recipe for target 'install_distinfo' failed
> make: *** [install_distinfo] Error 1
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> ****  Installation failed. Aborting package creation.
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> Restoring overwritten files from backup... FAILED!
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> Cleaning up...OK
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> Bye.
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> I actually have Qt installed under /opt/Qt:
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> ➜  python ls
> ➜  python pwd
> /opt/Qt/Current/gcc_64/qsci/api/python
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> I wonder if it has something to do with PYTHONPATH ? 
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> Most of my Python packages are installed via pip under ~/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages
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> instead of /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/
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> Cheers
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> Pei
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