[Gmath-devel] install fails, more installation instructions

[Felix N. <f.n...@nd...>]

hi,
- when running ./INSTALL (as root):
mkdir fails (directory does not exist)
and so on
it creates a file at /usr/local/lib/python1.5/site-packages
which contains "GMatH" (probably some problems in a shell command ?)
if I then remove this file and create the GMatH-directory manually,
everything works fine, except that in a numerical-python -session, python
can't find a module called "readline".

When I first took a closer look at gmath, I didn't install it because it
required numerical python (which I figured would require me to install some
weird packages; and when I felt up to it, I couldn't find a link). So I
think you need to make it easier for someone who is not actively using
python to install all these:

installation instructions:
* get python-1.52 from www.python.org and compile with --with-thread
* get gtkpy from www.gtk.org->python binding and install it
* get gnome-python from a gnome-mirror and install it
* get numerical-python (either RPM-packages or from numpy.sourceforge.net)
        * get distutils before that
(the numerical-python-RPM's didn't work for me (my path to python is
/usr/local/lib/python1.5/); though maybe this is my fault)
* install gmath ;-)

BTW:
* the help-windows are too small horizontally (I didn't see this in
screenshots, so this may be fixed)
* I get lots of warnings and errors, and in the case of the yacas-session,
it crashes after starting (I do not have yacas installed).
here's a session where I started a yacas session (but I am using the
developer gnome, so it may be because of that ..?)
felix@mybaby:~ > gmath

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 3864 (gtk_widget_add_events): assertion `!GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW (widget)' failed.

GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL
warning: `-' deprecated; use `ps o', not `ps -o'
unrecognized option or trailing garbage
usage:  ps acehjlnrsSuvwx{t<tty>|#|O[-]u[-]U..} \
           --sort:[-]key1,[-]key2,...
           --help gives you this message
           --version prints version information
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python1.5/site-packages/GMatH/GMatH", line 56, in getmemusage
    childmemusage = float(tmp[0])
IndexError: list index out of range
Xlib: unexpected async reply (sequence 0x571)!
Xlib: unexpected async reply (sequence 0x5a9)!
Xlib: unexpected async reply (sequence 0x5cb)!
Gdk-ERROR **: BadPixmap (invalid Pixmap parameter)
  serial 1934 error_code 4 request_code 54 minor_code 0
Gdk-ERROR **: BadIDChoice (invalid resource ID chosen for this connection)
  serial 1941 error_code 14 request_code 53 minor_code 0

-- 
Felix Natter