[wxPython-users] wxGCDC on GTK2

[Robin Dunn]

Bryan Cole wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone tell me the status of wxGraphicsContext / wxGCDC with
> wxPython-GTK2 ?
> 
> I'm using the wxPython2.8-gtk2-ansi-2.8.0.1-fc4_py2.4
> rpms binaries from the SourceForge site and also the 2.8.0.1-version of
> the wxPython demos. The wxGraphicsContext demos don't work as described.
> (and testing it interactively gives a "NotImplementedError").
> 
> Do I need to rebuild the binaries with wxGraphicsContext enabled, or is
> this class only available for wxMSW? Or is something else amiss...

The wxGraphicsContext needs the Cairo library and a new enough version 
of GTK+ to be able to be compiled, so it is likely that my fc4 build 
machine either doesn't have a new enough Cairo, or the headers are not 
installed.  So when the build was done configure detected that it 
couldn't build that code and disabled it.  I'll check my machine for the 
next build, but you can probably get something usable if you build the 
source RPM yourself.  Just watch the output of the configure step as it 
builds to see if it is finding and enabling use of the Cairo lib.

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Robin Dunn
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