[pygtk] installing pygtk on cygwin

Wed Sep 24 12:09:29 WST 2008

Did you also check that you have each DLL exactly once on your system?

> By the way, where did you obtain the source packages for
> building pygtk and  its dependencies?
> I think I might do that if it does not
> further complicate  the situation.

Unfortunately, this is rather difficult. Definitely more difficult than using the precompiled ones from Cygwin.

--Michiel.

--- On Mon, 9/22/08, patty.ackermann at gmail.com <patty.ackermann at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: patty.ackermann at gmail.com <patty.ackermann at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Re: re: installing pygtk on cygwin
> To: "Michiel de Hoon" <mjldehoon at yahoo.com>, "Patty Ackermann" <patty.ackermann at gmail.com>, pygtk at daa.com.au
> Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 11:19 AM
> Okay, so after running after a cygcheck, I get the following
> results:
> 
> cygcheck /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk
> -2.0/gobject_gobject .dll
> 
> C:\cygwin/lib\python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gobject/_gobject.dll
> C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.DLL
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\KERNEL32.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll
> C:\cygwin\bin\cygglib-2.0-0.dll
> C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll
> C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-3.dll
> C:\cygwin\bin\cyggobject-2.0-0.dll
> C:\cygwin\bin\cyggthread-2.0-0.dll
> C:\cygwin\bin\libpython2.5.dll
> 
> So it seems that the difference between your structure and
> this one is that  
> cyggobject-2.0-0.dll, cyggthread-2.0-0.dll, and
> cygglib-2.0-0.dll are not  
> in /usr/local/bin.
> 
> By the way, where did you obtain the source packages for
> building pygtk and  
> its dependencies? I think I might do that if it does not
> further complicate  
> the situation.
> 
> Thanks for everything,
> Patty
> 
> On Sep 22, 2008 12:49am, Michiel de Hoon
> <mjldehoon at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have seen that error before.... I am not 100% sure
> but I think this was  
> due to some DLL confusion. To check it, run cygcheck on
> _gobject.dll:
> >
> >
> >
> > cygcheck
> /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gobject/_gobject.dll
> >
> >
> >
> > You will get a list of DLLs that are used by
> _gobject.dll:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> C:\cygwin/lib\python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gobject/_gobject.dll
> >
> > C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll
> >
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.DLL
> >
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
> >
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\KERNEL32.dll
> >
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
> >
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll
> >
> > C:\cygwin\bin\libpython2.5.dll
> >
> >
> C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin\cygglib-2.0-0.dll
> >
> > C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll
> >
> > C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-8.dll
> >
> >
> C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin\cyggobject-2.0-0.dll
> >
> >
> C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin\cyggthread-2.0-0.dll
> >
> >
> >
> > Then, check your system to see 1) that each DLL is
> actually at the  
> location shown by cygcheck, and 2) that you don't have
> a second copy of any  
> of these DLLs. For example, you should have one and only
> one file called  
> cygglib-2.0-0.dll on your system.
> >
> >
> >
> > > what is the mirror that you use?
> >
> >
> >
> > I am not using a mirror; I compiled pygtk and its
> dependencies myself.
> >
> >
> >
> > --Michiel.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 9/22/08, Patty Ackermann wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: Patty Ackermann
> >
> > > Subject: Re: re: installing pygtk on cygwin
> >
> > > To: mjldehoon at yahoo.com
> >
> > > Cc: pygtk at daa.com.au
> >
> > > Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 1:33 AM
> >
> > > Michiel,
> >
> > > Again, I appreciate all your help. After ensuring
> my paths
> >
> > > are set correctly
> >
> > > and even performing the import command in the
> same
> >
> > > directory as gobject, I
> >
> > > get the following error:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >>> import gobject
> >
> > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >
> > > File "", line 1, in
> >
> > > File "__init__.py", line 30, in
> >
> > > from gobject.constants import *
> >
> > > File "constants.py", line 22, in
> >
> > > from _gobject import type_from_name
> >
> > > ImportError: No such process
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Do you think this might be an installation issue?
> If this
> >
> > > is the issue, what
> >
> > > is the mirror that you use (this question should
> probably
> >
> > > be asked a long
> >
> > > time ago)?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Again, thanks a million.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > -Patty
> >
> > >
> >
> > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 7:12 AM, Michiel de Hoon
> >
> > >
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > >> I seem to have everything in the same
> structure
> >
> > > as you mentioned
> >
> > > >> except .dll.a and .a files. Is this my
> issue?
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > This should not be a problem. The important
> thing are
> >
> > > the .dll files and
> >
> > > the .py files.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >> Plus, do I also need to execute this on
> xterm?
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > I am not sure how Cygwin's pyGTK is
> compiled
> >
> > > (specifically, if it uses X11
> >
> > > or Windows directly). I compiled pyGTK and its
> dependencies
> >
> > > myself on
> >
> > > Cygwin; it uses Windows directly and therefore
> doesn't
> >
> > > need xterm. The easy
> >
> > > thing is for you to try on xterm and see if it
> works there.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Anyway, the error message you're getting
> says that
> >
> > > you cannot import
> >
> > > gobject. My directory containing the gobject
> stuff looks
> >
> > > like this:
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > $ ls
> /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gobject/
> >
> > > > __init__.py _gobject.dll* constants.pyc
> >
> > > option.pyo
> >
> > > > __init__.pyc _gobject.dll.a* constants.pyo
> >
> > > propertyhelper.py
> >
> > > > __init__.pyo _gobject.la* option.py
> >
> > > propertyhelper.pyc
> >
> > > > _gobject.a constants.py option.pyc
> >
> > > propertyhelper.pyo
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > If you have these files (again, only the
> .dll and the
> >
> > > .py files are
> >
> > > important here) in the same directory, you should
> be able
> >
> > > to do
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >>>> import gobject
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > at the python prompt. Does that work?
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > --Michiel.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > --- On Thu, 9/18/08,
> patty.ackermann at gmail.com
> >
> > >
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >> From: patty.ackermann at gmail.com
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >> Subject: Re: re: installing pygtk on
> cygwin
> >
> > > >> To: "Michiel de Hoon"
> >
> > > , pygtk at daa.com.au,
> >
> > > patty.ackermann at gmail.com
> >
> > > >> Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 3:48
> PM
> >
> > > >> So I reinstalled cygwin and used a
> different
> >
> > > mirror (cygnome
> >
> > > >> ports), and
> >
> > > >> all the pygtk related objects seemed be
> in the
> >
> > > python2.5
> >
> > > >> directory. I seem
> >
> > > >> to have everything in the same structure
> as you
> >
> > > mentioned
> >
> > > >> except .dll.a
> >
> > > >> and .a files. Is this my issue?
> >
> > > >> Plus, do I also need to execute this on
> xterm?
> >
> > > >>
> >
> > > >> Thanks in advance,
> >
> > > >> Patty
> >
> > > >>
> >
> > > >> On Sep 8, 2008 11:46pm, Michiel de Hoon
> >
> > > >> wrote:
> >
> > > >> > You need to install pygobject. It
> is separate
> >
> > > from
> >
> > > >> pygtk.
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > --Michiel.
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > --- On Mon, 9/8/08,
> patty.ackermann at gmail.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > From:
> patty.ackermann at gmail.com
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > Subject: re: installing pygtk
> on cygwin
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > To: mjldehoon at yahoo.com,
> >
> > > pygtk at daa.com.au
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > Date: Monday, September 8,
> 2008, 10:59
> >
> > > AM
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > I forgot to mention the error
> message I
> >
> > > am
> >
> > > >> receiving:
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > Traceback (most recent call
> last):
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > File "path_test.py",
> line 13,
> >
> > > in
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > import gtk
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > File
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > >
> >
> > > >>
> >
> > >
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py",
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > line 33,
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > in
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > import gobject as _gobject
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > ImportError: No such file or
> directory
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > >
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > So it seems that from looking
> at your
> >
> > > listing, I
> >
> > > >> am missing
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > a gobject
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > directory? If this might be
> the case,
> >
> > > how can I
> >
> > > >> obtain the
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > appropriate
> >
> > > >> >
> >
> > > >> > > files in the python2.5
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