Re: [cclib-users] Problem with installation

[Noel O'B. <bao...@gm...>]

On 28/11/2007, Jean-Didier Mar=E9chal <jea...@ua...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I found the problem. As you mention in your e-mail, things should have
> been setup correctly. So, I began to scratch on permissions and python
> variables.
>
> I found that my user does not have the PYTHONPATH variable defined at
> all and that without this python was not even able to import the os
> module! (I guess this problem comes from the recent creation of a root
> user on my ubuntu box; I am sure that I did not have any problem with
> python before that)

As I understand, Ubuntu does not need a root user. Just prepend "sudo"
to the command you wish to run as root, and when prompted for the
password use "root".

> Anyway, after generating the correct PYTHONPATH I managed to have cclib
> working!

Glad to hear. Let us know if you have any problems; also, we are
interested to know what you are using cclib for...

> Thanks for the e-mail,
>
> JD
>
> On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 19:50 +0200, Noel O'Boyle wrote:
> > On 28/11/2007, Jean-Didier Mar=E9chal <jea...@ua...> wrot=
e:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have been stuck with the installation of cclib on unbuntu 7.10 for =
few
> > > days now, and I wonder what I am doing wrong. Initially, I had proble=
ms
> > > with python and in particular with the numeric module. Being solved
> > > this, I am stuck once again.
> > >
> > > Basically, when I run the -  python setup.py build - command, I
> > > systematically receive the following answer:
> > >
> > >         'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
> > >         Traceback (most recent call last):
> > >           File "setup.py", line 56, in ?
> > >             setup_cclib()
> > >           File "setup.py", line 29, in setup_cclib
> > >             from distutils.core import setup
> > >         ImportError: No module named distutils.core
> >
> > Very strange. If you installed Python using your package manager, then
> > there would be no problem finding "distutils.core" which a central
> > part of the Python installation on Ubuntu 7.10. As you can see from
> > the following search for "core.py", it's included in the "python2.4"
> > package:
> > http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?word=3Dcore.py&se=
archmode=3Dsearchfiles&case=3Dinsensitive&version=3Dgutsy&arch=3Di386
> >
> > You should not have had any problems with numeric either. We have
> > switched to numpy, which is available in the Ubuntu distribution also.
> >
> > Hope this helps. Our installation instructions are at the following add=
ress:
> > http://cclib.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Install
> >
> > Noel
> >
> > > What do I miss?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > JD
> > >
> > >
> > >         --
> > >         Dr. Jean-Didier Mar=E9chal
> > >         Assistant Professor
> > >         Computational Bioorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry @Transmet
> > >         Unitat de Qu=EDmica F=EDsica
> > >         Departament de Qu=EDmica
> > >         Universitat Aut=F2noma de Barcelona
> > >         08193 Bellaterra, Spain
> > >         Tel: +34.(0)1935814936
> > >         Fax: +34.(0)1935812920
> > >         e-mail:jea...@ua...
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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