Detlev, On 05/01/15 15:26, Detlev Offenbach wrote:
> if both Qt variants are present, eric prefers Qt5. Unfortunately the > version is too old on Mint 17.1. You can force the install script to use > PyQt4/Qt4 by using the commandline parameter '--pyqt=4' (i.e. python3 > install.py --pyqt4=4). Fantastic! Thanks. Simple solution that works. Regards, Tony. > On Sunday 04 January 2015, 21:27:55 Tony Arnold wrote: > >> When installing eric6 on my Linux Mint 17.1 systems, it complains it > >> needs Qt 4.8.0 or better, or Qt 5.3.0 or better. I have Qt 4.8.5 and Qt > >> 5.2.1. > >> > >> Qt 5.3 is not in the Mint repositories yet and is unlikely to be for > >> some time as it is based on Ubuntu 14.04 and will be for the next year > >> or so. > >> > >> I've tried Qt 5.4 using the on-line installer from the Qt web site > >> (www.qt.io), but this installs into $HOME/qt if installed without sudo > >> and into /opt/qt if installed as root. Not sure either of these > >> locations will be discovered by the eric6 install script. > >> > >> So, how best to install Qt 5.3.0 (or better) in a way that ensures the > >> eric6 install script will find it? Or is there a debian style repository > >> somewhere with qt5 available? > >> > >> Regards, > >> Tony. > -- > > Detlev Offenbach > > det...@die-offenbachs.de > > > > _______________________________________________ > Eric mailing list > Eric@riverbankcomputing.com > http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/eric > -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Analyst, University of Manchester. T: +44 (0) 161 275 6093, F: +44 (0) 705 344 3082, M: +44 (0) 773 330 0039, E: tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk _______________________________________________ Eric mailing list Eric@riverbankcomputing.com http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/eric
