Now python setup.py build works fine. However
> python setup.py install
> as root failed with the following messages
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: No
> protocol specified
> Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line 75,
> in ? try: import gtk File
> "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py",
> line 43, in ? from _gtk import * RuntimeError: could not
> open display
> Any hint is appreciated
A couple of areas in the build process currently require an X
connection. This should probably be fixed. Are you building on a
local or remote machine?
* If you are building on a remote machine, you need to set the
display or use automatic X forwarding with ssh -X.
* If you are building on a local machine, I think the problem is
that when you go to install you are root and root doesn't have
access to the display. You can verify this by trying to do
> xterm&
and see if you can get a window to pop up. If not, you need to
tell the windowing system to allow connections from root.
Unix gurus please advise here. Something like
> python setup.py build
> xhost +
> su
> python setup.py install
> exit
> xhost -
Let me know!
JDH