[vtkusers] install python wrapping on Mac 10.7

[Shiyuan]

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 5:10 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com> wrote:

> So it didn't work when you typed this before "make install"?
>
> export PYTHONPATH=/Users/sgu/softwares/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
>
> It doesn't work. Also I realize that  the following command is in the
screen output and -E tells python to ignore the PYTHONPATH. Is it added in
some CMake Variable?

opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
-E -c pass



>  - David
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Shiyuan <gshy2014 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi David,
> >     Thanks for replying. I got a similar error. But I did set up the
> > PYTHONPATH env variable and export it. But for some reason, it doesn't
> see
> > it. This is the error I got, the  complete screen output for 'make
> install'
> > is also attached.
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > running cd "/Users/sgu/softwares/VTK/Wrapping/Python" &&
> > /opt/local/bin/python setup.py install --prefix="/Users/sgu/softwares"
>  2>&1
> > running install
> > Checking .pth file support in
> > /Users/sgu/softwares/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
> >
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
> > -E -c pass
> > TEST FAILED: /Users/sgu/softwares/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ does NOT
> > support .pth files
> > error: bad install directory or PYTHONPATH
> >
> > You are attempting to install a package to a directory that is not
> > on PYTHONPATH and which Python does not read ".pth" files from.  The
> > installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or
> > the distutils default setting) was:
> >
> >     /Users/sgu/softwares/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
> >
> > and your PYTHONPATH environment variable currently contains:
> >
> >     ''
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:33 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Shiyan,
> >>
> >> Did "make install" give an error, or did it just do nothing?  I have
> seen
> >> the
> >> following error on some systems:
> >>
> >>   "This directory does not currently exist.  Please create it and try
> >> again,
> >>   or choose a different installation directory (using the -d or
> >>   --install-dir option)."
> >>
> >> If you get the error that I quoted above, then setup.py is telling you
> >> that it
> >> needs you to specify a site-packages directory that already exists and
> is
> >> in the python path.
> >>
> >> If "make install" didn't give any error, then your problem is something
> >> else.
> >>
> >>  - David
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Shiyuan <gshy2014 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >        I tried to install vtk 5.8.0 on my mac 10.7 with Xcode 4.2. The
> >> > `cmake` and `make` is successful but make install doesn't copy the
> >> > python
> >> > module( eg. VTK/wrapping/Python/vtk/__init__.py) to the
> >> > $prefix-dir/lib/python2.7/site-packages.  The values I set are
> >> > cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$prefix-dir -DBUILD_SHARED_LIB=ON
> >> > -DVTK_WRAP_PYTHON=ON.
> >> >
> >> > Any step did I miss? Thanks.
> >
> >
>
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