Re: [Visualpython-users] How to compile the 'vpython' while using the 'CVS' snapshot.

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

On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 12:07 +0800, samuel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i'm a newbie@Taiwan in using vpython for developing my favorite
> physics tutorial, and now i'm using the Ubuntu-5.10 distro.

I'm running Debian Sid right now, so I hope these directions work for
you...

> after snapshotting the latest nightly 'cvs' from sourceforge, i would
> like to compile the vpython.
> 
> But i couldn't find the 'configure' the in the 'cvs' tree, how did i
> compile and install the vpython?

Configure and kin are not normally kept in CVS.

> i've already install the 'scipy' and 'boost' already, did i need to
> install the 'automake' or 'autoconf' to proceed the compiling steps
> further?

# apt-get build-dep python-visual
# apt-get install automake1.9 autoconf libtool

Then run autogen.sh (you may need to make it executable with chmod).

HTH,
-Jonathan