[wxPython-users] Building for PPC64

[Robin Dunn]

Rickey, Kyle W wrote:
> I'm trying to build wxPython for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) on a PPC64 architecture. I've been following
> directions from http://wiki.wxpython.org/BuildingDebianPackages
> However running:
> 
>     apt-get source -d wxwidgets2.8
> 
> complains about not being able to find the files for PPC64.
> So I downloaded the source from:
> http://apt.wxwidgets.org/dists/gutsy-wx/main/source/
> 
> and have a directory that looks like this:
>     wxwidgets2.8_2.8.7.1-0.diff.gz
>     wxwidgets2.8_2.8.7.1-0.dsc
>     wxwidgets2.8_2.8.7.1.orig.tar.gz
>     
> Then I run the commands:
> 
>     dpkg-source -x wxwidgets2.8_2.8.7.1-0.dsc
>     cd wxwidgets2.8-2.8.7.1
>     fakeroot debian/rules binary
> 
> After compiling for a while, I get this error message:
> 
> dh_testdir
> touch docs/lgpl.txt
> cd wxPython &&                                                  \
>                 python2.4 ./setup.py  build                             \
>                         WX_CONFIG='/home/kyle/wxpython-src/wxwidgets2.8-2.8.7.1/objs_gtk_sh/wx-config --no_rpath'                               \
>                         WXPORT=gtk2                             \
>                         UNICODE=1                                       \
>                         BUILD_GLCANVAS=1                                       \
>                         FLAVOUR=
> /bin/sh: python2.4: not found
> make: *** [build-gtk-py2.4-stamp] Error 127
> 
> 
> What am I missing to make this compile for python 2.5.1? I don't have python 2.4 installed at all.

You'll probably need to install 2.4.  The debian/rules file uses the 
output of `pyversions -vs` to know which version(s) of Python are 
supported by the distribution and therefore which versions to build for. 
   Gutsy's Python debhelper and related packages are all geared for 
building extensions for both python's.

Once you've got the packages built however you will be able to remove 
Python 2.4 if you want to.  It should only be needed at build time.


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Robin Dunn
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