Re: [Visualpython-users] Help with installation

[Andy D. <dou...@la...>]

On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, [iso-8859-15] =C1lvaro Tejero Cantero wrote:

> Hello,
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> I am trying to install vpython on debian testing.
> I have installed all the rpm packages from its .deb=20
> counterparts, plus Numeric. I am using python2.2.
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> I don't seem to be able to compile cvisual. Is there=20
> something I'm missing? what is the 'normal' installation=20
> procedure for debian?=20

Where, precisely, is it failing?  I have installed vpython both on debian
"testing" and on debian "stable" distributions.  You can find my notes
on this in the archives for this list or posted at=20
http://www.vpython.org/morelinux.html .

Debian currently includes python 2.1, so you have to install python 2.2
for yourself, and you ought to install it somewhere where it won't
conflict with Debian's future upgrade to 2.2.  Putting it in /usr/local
should be safe.  If you put it elsewhere, you'll have to adjust all sorts
of paths in the Vpython installation and scripts to point to the right
place.  I can supply you with patches if that's the problem, but steps
towards using a setup.py-type installation are already underway, so this
should just be a temporary issue for Vpython.

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    Andy Dougherty		dou...@la...
    Dept. of Physics
    Lafayette College, Easton PA 18042