Sybren Stuvel wrote: > IMO displayed messages should be clear without having to resort to a > debugging mode. I can agree on that.
> Debugging mode should only be for removing bugs, not > for enlightenment of the user. Unless he doesn't follow the installation instructions. > Anyway, apt-getting spe now... which doesn't work: > > Unpacking python-wxversion (from > .../python-wxversion_2.6.1.1.1ubuntu2_all.deb) > ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/python-wxversion_2.6.1.1.1ubuntu2 _all.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/wxversion.py', > which is also in package wxpython2.5.3 > If it's so hard to get the requirements installed, I'd rather stick to > Vim. It is so hard to contact the person who packages SPE for Ubuntu. I contacted him but I get no answer. I am new to Ubuntu (or Linux in general), so I would not have a clue how that works (apart from time needed for it). If you would have read the blog (http://pythonide.stani.be/blog), you could clearly read this: """ SPE was for the first time tested on and improved for Ubuntu (and hopefully so for Linux in general). I adapted SPE such that it can ran out of the box of an archive (zip or tar.gz) (...) If you want to install SPE in this way, use the -no_setup.zip distribution: 1. uninstall previous version of SPE (VERY IMPORTANT, otherwise SPE won't run) 2. download and unpack the archive SPE-0.8.1.d-wx2.6.1.0-no_setup.zip 3. run SPE with 'python SPE.py' """ If you follow these three steps nothing more, nothing less, you are up and running with SPE in one minute. I don't know how can I make it more easy. Luckily other Ubuntu users had no problems and are running the latest SPE already on Ubuntu. > > I adapted SPE such that it can ran out of the box of an archive (zip > > or tar.gz). This has the advantage that Linux (but also Mac and > > Windows) don't have to install SPE anymore but can just run it out > > of a folder or USB stick, provided the right version of wxPython > > (2.6) is installed on the system as it is always the case with > > Ubuntu boxes. > > Ehm... I think I've clearly shown that, at least as far as the Ubuntu > packages go, not all requirement"s are always there on an Ubuntu > system. Supposing you use Ubuntu 5.10 "The Breezy Badger", all the requirements are there: wxPython 2.6 That is all SPE needs. (If you still use Hoary, read here http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/wxPython_20with_20Ubuntu) So you have only clearly shown that you didn't read the instructions. I wish SPE can be retrieved by apt-get but that's beyond my control. > > If it doesn't work, let me know privately. > > Why? What's wrong with this newsgroup? Nothing, just thought it might be off topic, SPE has forums or newsgroups for that. So follow this recipee: - apt-get wxPython 2.6 (in case you don't have) - uninstall your previous SPE attempts (no '_spe' or 'sm' folder may be present in site-packages) - get http://download.berlios.de/python/SPE-0.8.1.d-wx2.6.1.0-no_setup.zip and unpack it - run SPE (python SPE.py) Still not working? Stani -- http://pythonide.stani.be http://pythonide.stani.be/screenshots http://pythonide.stani.be/manual/html/manual.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
