From: Don A. <dal...@us...> - 2004-04-30 04:24:28
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On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 22:17, Graeme Nichols wrote: > After gnome-python-2.0.0-2 is installed those modules, in the above > directory, are removed and the new modules installed in the > /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gnome/ directory and the module > name has been changed to ui.so. Not a particularly intelligent thing to > do IMHO as any standard that may have existed, or developed, is > completely broken and, at the moment, I can see no valid reason to do so > although I remain to be convinced otherwise. I think this may reflect a python2.2 vs python2.3 compatibility issue. The pygtk group may have changed this to try to be forward compatible with python2.3. > > Thank you for all the time and trouble you have gone to lately for me. > > I will write all the RH8 install directions, and no-nos, and put it in > wiki. Hopefully will save other RH8/RH9 users from unnecessary trouble > trying to get LPRdoc.py plugin to install as it appears to not be > compatible with either RH8 or RH9 std. installs so cannot be used on > these platforms without some major upgrading of libraries etc., which I > believe to not warrant the time, trouble and possible instability > problems that could be introduced. I haven't found an RH8 machine yet. I thought I was going to have one at work, but it had to get loaded with RH7.3. And it really wasn't as much of a machine as a collection of parts and wires... I may be able to free up an old 300MHz machine that I've had. Its been running SuSE, but I might be able to find some space to load RH8 -- Don Allingham <dal...@us...> GRAMPS - Open Source Genealogy |