Python For Arm Feed Options

[aki]

I am trying to download the package python-distutils_2.3.2-oz1_armv4l-strongarm.ipk from
python for arm-linux feed, but can't get the ipk to install properly using the Add/Remove app. I also tried downloading and saving the file, but tar fails to open with the message "wrong gzip magic".
Anybody knows what's up with that?

[Stubear]

The ipks were created by OE and hence are ar compressed ipks rather than the gzip compressed ipks used by the Sharp Rom.

Search the forums - there are plenty of posts on converting between the 2 types.

Stu

[kopsis]

Somewhere on ZSI (Zaurus Software Index) there is an ipkg-new package that will give you a command line ipkg-new tool capable of installing the ar style packages in the Python feed. I found that to be simpler than trying to convert the packages to the old tgz ipk format.

[clofland]

http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=874

[Mickeyl]

I've rebuilt my Python distribution with Version 2.4.0 both for SharpROM and for modern distributions. I can't test it for the SharpROM though since I no longer have any devices running a SharpROM (clone). The feed URI for SharpROM is http://vanille.de/feed/python/sharprom/

I'd appreciate some feedback.

[dreadlocks]

I've rebuilt my Python distribution with Version 2.4.0 both for SharpROM and for modern distributions. I can't test it for the SharpROM though since I no longer have any devices running a SharpROM (clone). The feed URI for SharpROM is http://vanille.de/feed/python/sharprom/

I'd appreciate some feedback.

while trying to get comprec 0.02 (http://unimut.fsk.uni-heidelberg.de/demi/comprec/index.html) working I got your python for the SharpROM, all went fine but when I try to run the program I get this error:

ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/qt.so: symbol __register_frame_info, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time refrence

any idea why?

and another question, can you make a package for python-libgmail? It would be cool to use gmailfs on the Zaurus

[Mickeyl]

the glibc problem is odd, i'll look into it.
I just packaged libgmail and it'll show up later tonite in the SharpROM feed.

[TimW]

I generally use the oz version of the feed (which is excellent 8^) - I would have given feedback on that earlier but this thread seems to be specifically about the Sharp ROM version) but I'm using the Sharp ROM for a specific project so I tried installing python-base but when I run python I get

Cannot load shared object librt.so.1

Got past that by symlinking to libqte but now I'm stuck at the __register_frame_info problem (but mine is from time.so, which is the first extension library to be loaded).

[dreadlocks]

ya I had the librt dependency problem too, ive got an ipk of it in my unstable feed (along with the python packages)
http://www.nayr.net/zaurus/feed/unstable/

wished this worked on the sharp rom..

[Mickeyl]

Updated to 2.4.1. Please report your findings to the other (slightly newer thread).

[ztep]

I'm trying to compile rekall 2.3 in the Zaurus. It said that python-devel is needed.

Mickeyl, can you add that package to your python arm feed. Thanks.

Rekall also use scons to be build, I have instaled the scons version on your feed but it does not work in the first aproach. The first line in /usr/bin/scons shows a wrong pyton path. I have changed it to /usr/bin/python and know it works.

[Mickeyl]

Will take a shot at that.