Re: [Visualpython-users] (no subject)

[Ari H. <ahe...@an...>]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 10:00:55AM -0700, Gary Huber wrote:
> I have recently downloaded Visual Python; I'm running Red Hat 6.2.
> I also have Mesa installed.  When I enter python and
> try to import VPython, I get this:
> 
> Python 2.0 (#1, Oct 16 2000, 18:10:03) 
> [GCC 2.95.2 19991024 (release)] on linux2
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import visual
> Visual-2000-11-26
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.0/site-packages/visual/__init__.py", line
> 17, in ?
>     import cvisual
> ImportError: /usr/lib/libgtkgl.so.4: undefined symbol: glXUseXFont
> >>> 
> 
> I've tried putting my Mesa shared object file in many different
> places, but with no luck.  Am I missing another piece? I though
> glXUseXFont is part of OpenGL.
> 
It's part of GLX. And it *does* appear in my /usr/lib/libGL.so:

nimrod:/usr/lib$ nm -D libGL.so | grep glXUseXFont
0013eb3c T Fake_glXUseXFont
0013bf68 T glXUseXFont

What version on Mesa are you trying to use here? Are you sure it's a working
installation? (does other 3d stuff work?)


ari