Thanks for this Warren, but now I get a fresh set of error messages (still no menus) with no obvious explanation along the lines of missing package xxx.
Exception in thread Thread-1: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.2/threading.py", line 408, in __bootstrap self.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.2/threading.py", line 396, in run apply(self.__target, self.__args, self.__kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/__init__.py", li ne 33, in run PMGApp(balloon_state='both').run() File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/AbstractApp.py", line 53, in __init__ self.__createInterface() File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/AbstractApp.py", line 256, in __createInterface self.createInterface() File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/PMGApp.py", line 227, in createInterface self.createButtons() File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/PMGApp.py", line 75, in createButtons btn_reset = self.buttonAdd(row2,'Zoom',lambda: cmd.do("_ zoom")) File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/PMGApp.py", line 66, in buttonAdd command=cmd,padx=0,pady=0) File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/Pmw/Pmw_1_1/lib/PmwBase.py", line 455 , in createcomponent raise ValueError, 'Component "%s" already exists' % componentName ValueError: Component "button" already exists Any ideas? Thanks again Daniel +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr Daniel John Rigden | | CENARGEN/EMBRAPA | e-mail: dan...@cenargen.embrapa.br | | Parque Estacao Biologica | http://www.cenargen.embrapa.br | | PqEB - Final - Av. W3 Norte | Phone: +55 (61)448-4741 | | 70770-900, Brasilia-D.F.-BRAZIL | Fax: +55 (61)340-3658 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Warren L. DeLano wrote: > Dan, > > Opinions may vary, but I see RPMs are pretty heavily tied to the > distribution. The kind of errors you're seeing are to be expected when > trying to install cross-distribution. > > RPM doesn't look at the file system (AFAIK), it looks in the RPM > database for the names of (Redhat-specific) known dependency packages. > > You also need the Python megawidgets (pmw) -- there should be an > RPM for this... > > How many other PyMOL users are using Mandrake? Perhaps there > are enough users to justify at least one official mdk package release? > > Cheers, > Warren > > > -- > mailto:war...@delanoscientific.com > Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. > Principal Scientist > DeLano Scientific LLC > Voice (650)-346-1154 > Fax (650)-593-4020 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:pymol-users- > > ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Daniel John Rigden > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:49 AM > > To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [PyMOL] pymol problems with Mandrake 9.1 > > > > Hi everyone > > > > Having previously used RedHat I've just put Mandrake 9.1 on my latest > > machine (ease of installation, disk partitioning). To my surprise > > (naively perhaps) the standard RH-derived RPMs on the pymol site lead > to > > chains of missing dependencies that I don't reach the bottom of. > > Eventually I got pymol working kind-of with > > > > pymol-0.82-2mdk.i586.rpm > > > > preceded by > > > > python-numeric-22.0-2mdk.i586.rpm > > > > I dealt with some Tkinter error messages by installing the appropriate > rpm > > but now I have > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File > "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pymol/__init__.py", > > lin > > e 74, in exec_str > > exec s in globals(),globals() > > File "<string>", line 1, in ? > > File > "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pymol/__init__.py", > > lin > > e 129, in launch_gui > > __import__(invocation.options.gui) > > File > > "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/__init__.py", > li > > ne 22, in ? > > from PMGApp import * > > File > "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/PMGApp.py", > > line > > 18, in ? > > from AbstractApp import AbstractApp > > File > > > "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/pymol/modules/pmg_tk/AbstractApp.py", > > line 16, in ? > > import Pmw > > ImportError: No module named Pmw > > > > How to proceed? > > > > 2) More generally, am I doomed to use out-of-date versions of programs > > (pymol and perhaps others), having made myself dependent on > > Mandrake-specific rpms that won't keep up with new releases? The > > dependency chains when trying to install RH rpms were quite tricky and > > included some complaints about libraries that I could even see in /lib > ! > > That completely flummoxed me. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Daniel > > > > > > > > > > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > + > > | Dr Daniel John Rigden > > | > > | CENARGEN/EMBRAPA | e-mail: > dan...@cenargen.embrapa.br > > | > > | Parque Estacao Biologica | http://www.cenargen.embrapa.br > > | > > | PqEB - Final - Av. 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