[Pyode-user] Compiling PyODE

[Paul K. <pki...@in...>]

Hi
 
I've been using PyODE and run up against some issues.
 
1) Initially I was using version 0.35 - which was running fine in the
python environment I'm using (which is part of a 3d app - which has a
Python22 interface).  However I needed Trimeshes, so moved to version
1.1, which does not work in the python environment, due to the
environment not defining True and False.  Is there a way I can define
True and False before calling the ode methods?  I tried setting ode.True
= 1 in my python app, however that didn't work.
 
2) The obvious solution to 1) is to recompile PyODE, changing the
True/Falses to 1/0's.  However, when I recompile, it is compiling within
including the ODE library (ie. It is requiring the ODE.DLL be present in
the python\lib\site-packages directory.  Also, the resulting pyd doesn't
work correctly.  For example, recompiling PyODE0.35 results in my Y
cords being given as a result of body.getPosition.  And recompiling 1.1
results in collision detection failing.  So, can anyone give me a hint
as to how to recompile PyODE to include the ODE.LIB in the pyd (ie. So
it doesn't need to call ODE.DLL).
 
3) I have some static objects in my scene.  To keep them in place, I am
attaching those objects to ode.environment with a FixedJoint.  The
objects are rotated (prior to the SetFixed call), however after a call
to world.step, body.setRotation returns an identity matrix (so the are
"un-rotating").
 
Thanks for any help you may be able to give.