On 08/03/06 20:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello Django Users, > > I'm trying to install Django on a mac os x (10.3) but i'm experiencing > some problems i can't solve. > When i run import django in mu interpreter it's working fine but when i > start the server i get the following error message. > > > Unhandled exception in thread started by <function inner_run at > 0x406130> > Traceback (most recent call last): > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.91-py2.4.egg/django/core/management.py", > line 757, in inner_run > validate() > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.91-py2.4.egg/django/core/management.py", > line 741, in validate > num_errors = get_validation_errors(outfile) > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.91-py2.4.egg/django/core/management.py", > line 634, in get_validation_errors > import django.models > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.91-py2.4.egg/django/models/__init__.py", > line 1, in ? > from django.core import meta > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.91-py2.4.egg/django/core/meta/__init__.py", > line 3, in ? > from django.core import db > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.91-py2.4.egg/django/core/db/__init__.py", > line 23, in ? > raise ImproperlyConfigured, "Could not load database backend: %s. > Is your DATABASE_ENGINE setting (currently, %r) spelled correctly? > Available options are: %s" % \ > django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Could not load database > backend: Failure linking new module: /opt/pgsql/lib/libpq.4.dylib: > dyld: /usr/bin/python can't open library: /opt/pgsql/lib/libpq.4.dylib > (No such file or directory, errno = 2) > . Is your DATABASE_ENGINE setting (currently, 'postgresql') spelled > correctly? Available options are: 'ado_mssql', 'mysql', 'postgresql', > 'sqlite3' > > > what i can figure out from this message is that the scripts can't > locate libpq.4.dylib. It's coorect that this file isn't located in the > path (/opt/pgsql/lib/libpq.4.dylib). It's located in a other path > (/usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.4.dylib) > > is there something i can adjust so it will work ? > > any suggestions are welcome, > > kind regards > > Richard Mendes
Hi Richard Open up a shell and type this (all on one line): sudo ln -s /usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.4.dylib /opt/pgsql/lib/libpq.4.dylib This symlinks the library to where python is looking for it. hth cheers Steven --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
