Re: [Visualpython-users] vpython fink package for Mac OSX 10.3

[Jonathan B. <jbr...@ea...>]

On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 15:35, Martin Costabel wrote:
> I made a Fink package for vpython that uses python2.3 from Fink.

Outstanding!  How exactly does fink packaging work?  Are the scripts
something that should be kept in CVS for version control?

>  It 
> compiles and installs fine and the vpython script starts the IDLE 
> window, but when I try to run a demo or just run python and "import 
> visual", it crashes with an error message:
> 
>  >>> import visual
> Visual-2003-10-05
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>    File "/sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/__init__.py", line 81, in ?
>      scene = display()
>    File "/sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/__init__.py", line 34, 
> in __call__
>      return apply(self.constr, args, kw)
> TypeError: CXX: type error.
>  >>>
> 
> Can anybody please tell me where this might come from?

I don't know.  I haven't seen this kind of error before.  What process
did you follow to build the package?  Maybe that will offer some clues
for further investigation.

> I am a complete newbie when it comes to vpython and, for that matter, to 
> python. I would like to release this Fink package as soon as this 
> problem is solved.

Dr. Sherwood and I would like to help you release it too!  Is this
package destined for inclusion in fink itself, or are you going to
provide a separate repository for it?

Thanks,
Jonathan Brandmeyer