[visionegg] Re: MacOS 10.3 install
- From: Mark Tovey <getmark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "visionegg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <visionegg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:26:45 -0500
Hi Andrew,
Thanks so much. A quick glance suggests to me that the WritableBin and
PIL-1.1.4-binary are exactly where I got snagged. I'll give it a try and
let you know!
Mark
> Hi Mark,
>
> I'll hopefully update the installation detail for Panther soon, but
> here's a draft I've been working on for the website. Although not
> quite done, I think it may be complete enough to help you. Also, you
> should be able to install from the source (perhaps from CVS would be
> best, since I found and fixed a bug while developing these
> instructions).
>
> Cheers!
> Andrew
>
> INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAC OS X 10.3 "PANTHER"
>
> Happily, Mac OS X 10.3 ships with Python 2.3. You can use the built-in
> version of Python to run the Vision Egg by installing some additional
> modules.
>
> Get and install <a
> href="http://ftp.cwi.nl/jack/python/mac/MacPython-Panther-2.3-
> 2.dmg">MacPython
> 2.3 for Panther addons</a>
>
> http://www.maths.mq.edu.au/~steffen/tcltk/TclTkAqua/
>
> download
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcltkaqua/TclTkAqua-
> 8.4.4.dmg?download
> run TclTkAqua.mpkg
>
> # XXX I need to make a (WriteableBin) style thingie for this
> sudo chgrp admin
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3
> sudo chmod g+w /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3
>
> Open the newly installed /Applications/MacPython-2.3/PackageManager.
>
> Install ''_tkinter-2.3-binary''
>
> Go to File->Open URL (cmd-D) and enter
> http://undefined.org/python/pimp/darwin-7.0.0-Power_Macintosh.plist
>
> Install ''PyOpenGL-2.0.1.07-binary''.
> Attempt to install ''pygame-1.6-binary'' (this should bring up an error
> about WriteableBin)
> Click ''Show Hidden''
> Click ''WritableBin'' and follow the instructions
>
> Install ''PIL-1.1.4-binary''
> Install ''pygame-1.6-binary'' (it should work this time)
>
> INSTALL THE VISION EGG
>
> This is much the same as installing the other Python packages. Using
> Package Manager again, go to the Vision Egg package repository:
>
> <pre>http://www.visionegg.org/pimp/darwin-7.0.0-Power_Macintosh.plist</
> pre>
>
> Install: <b>visionegg-x.x.x-binary</b>
>
> That's it! The Vision Egg should now be installed.
>
> On Tuesday, February 10, 2004, at 03:21 AM, Jordanna Sprayberry wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I just got Vision Egg working on panther last week. The package
>> manager app couldn't install it, so I just transfered the vision egg
>> folders from my laptop to the tower I had panther on, and everything
>> worked just fine. the main Vision Egg folder with the actual source
>> code should go to:
>> /system/library/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.3/lib/
>> python2.3/sitepackages/
>>
>> The folder with config file and demos goes to
>> /system/library/framework/python.framework/versions/2.3/VisionEgg
>>
>> I also moved a a folder that was residing in my user directory to hte
>> new user directory ont eh other computer.
>>
>> Note: I have only been able to run Vision Egg as the root user on
>> Panther.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Jordanna
>>
>> On Monday, Feb 9, 2004, at 06:31 US/Pacific, Mark Tovey wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>
>>> I tried installing VisionEgg under MacOS 10.3, but haven't quite
>>> worked it
>>> out. I downloaded the package manager stuff from MacPython to go
>>> with the
>>> native distribution, and was able to use the package manager to
>>> install
>>> almost all of the packages mentioned as required for the 10.2 install
>>> (including some dependencies that they required, like pyObjC), but
>>> Pyro and
>>> VisionEgg didn't want to install using PackageManager for some reason.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts or suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks so much!
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
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