Thanks, Dane. That did the trick in terms of finding the library. Now, even a bigger issue :-(. I am getting a 'Bus Error' when trying to import the mapnik module:
[zeemac:~]$ python Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Jan 17 2008, 19:35:16) [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from mapnik import * Bus error On Apr 17, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Dane Springmeyer wrote: > Hi Claire, > > I too find that default installation location for mapnik curious. I'm > not sure whether is is due to the scons build process for darwin or > something with apple's python setup. > > Either way on 10.5 (which I am running as well), that site-packages > directory buried in the frameworks is not on my default path. > > To be able to import mapnik you'll either need to say: > > export PYTHONPATH= /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/ > Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ > (and tuck that in your ~/.bash_profile) > > or perhaps more cleanly, create a symlink from a site-packages > directory that is on your PYTHONPATH. > > For me this works: > > sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/ > lib/python2.5/site-packages/mapnik /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/ > mapnik > > since /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/ is on my PYTHONPATH > > or drag the mapnik folder to a location on your pythonpath while > holding option-command > > Hope that gets you going, > > Dane > > On Apr 17, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Claire McLister wrote: > >> Thanks, Ken-ichi. Good to know someone else is in the same boat:-) >> >> I tried your suggestions, and it seems that the versions of Python >> are >> lined up properly. I do have another version of Python installed in / >> opt, but I don't think that is conflicting here. >> >> Will continue to investigate. >> >> What issues are you facing? >> >> Claire >> >> On Apr 17, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Ken-ichi wrote: >> >>> Hi Claire, >>> >>> I'm still struggling to get mapnik installed myself, but here are >>> somethings you can try: >>> >>> - check when version of python you're running with >>> >>> which python >>> >>> and make sure that's the same framework python for which you >>> installed mapnik. >>> >>> >>> - in your mapnik src dir, try >>> >>> python scons/scons.py -h >>> >>> with whatever flags you initially used to compile and make sure that >>> all the paths line up with what you might expect. It's possible you >>> have another copy of python installed on your system (e.g. the >>> MacPorts version), and mapnik installed itself there instead of >>> where >>> you think. >>> >>> Hope that helps a little. >>> >>> >>> -Ken-ichi >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Claire McLister >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I just managed to get mapnik compiled and installed on Mac OS X. >>>> >>>> When I invoke python and try to import mapnik, I get the following >>>> error: >>>> >>>> Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Jan 17 2008, 19:35:16) >>>> [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin >>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more >>>> information. >>>>>>> from mapnik import * >>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> >>>> ImportError: No module named mapnik >>>>>>> >>>> >>>> If I look under the site-packages directory for python, mapnik.so >>>> seems to be there: >>>> >>>> [zeemac:site-packages]$ ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/ >>>> Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mapnik/ >>>> total 5248 >>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2911 Sep 25 2007 __init__.py >>>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2675520 Apr 17 10:04 _mapnik.so* >>>> drwxr-xr-x 11 root wheel 374 Apr 17 10:09 ogcserver/ >>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 132 Apr 17 10:09 paths.py >>>> [zeemac:site-packages]$ >>>> >>>> Can someone please point me in the right direction? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Claire >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Claire McLister [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> 21060 Homestead Road Suite 150 >>>> Cupertino, CA 95014 408-733-2737(fax) >>>> >>>> http://www.zeemaps.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mapnik-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/mapnik-users >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mapnik-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/mapnik-users > > _______________________________________________ > Mapnik-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/mapnik-users _______________________________________________ Mapnik-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/mapnik-users

