[BioPython] problem installing mxTextTools

[Nick Matzke]

Hi all,

An update -- I found a solution by copying the .pck file the download 
actually gave me to the filename that the install was apparently looking 
for.  This was not exactly obvious (!!!!) but apparently it worked:

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wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt 
nick$ cd build

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt/build 
nick$ ls
build-darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.pck 
temp.darwin-8.11.1-i386-2.3_ucs2
lib.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4_ucs4 temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.4_ucs2

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt/build 
nick$ cp build-darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.pck 
build-macosx-10.3-fat-py2.4_ucs2.pck

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt/build 
nick$ cd ..

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt 
nick$ sudo python setup.py build --skip installPassword:
running build
skipping the build process and reusing the existing build files and data
restoring build data from a previous build run
running install
running install_lib
running build_ext
creating 
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mx
copying build/lib.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4_ucs4/mx/__init__.py 
-> 
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mx
creating

[...]

writing byte-compilation script '/tmp/tmpIfqFr6.py'
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python 
-O /tmp/tmpIfqFr6.py
removing /tmp/tmpIfqFr6.py
running install_data


wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt 
nick$ more README
=============================================================================
eGenix mx Base Distribution for Python
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source Installation
-------------------

In order to build and install the distribution, run

     python setup.py install

Then change to some other directory and try to import the packages:

$ cd ~
$ python
Python 2.4.3 (#1, May  9 2007, 00:48:21)
[GCC 3.3.5 20050117 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> from mx.DateTime import now
 >>> print now()
2007-05-30 11:00:03.24
 >>>

Note that trying this from the installation directory will cause
Python to pick up the source tree packages which do not contain the
compiled binaries.  This will likely fail with strange error messages.


Prebuilt Installation
---------------------

If you have downloaded a prebuilt distribution archive, the
installation is slightly different. You have to run

     python setup.py build --skip install

Then follow the same instructions as for the source installation.


Copyrights & Licenses
---------------------

The software in this distribution is copyrighted and protected by
international, EU and German copyright law. Please see the COPYRIGHT
file for details.

The software is licensed to you under the eGenix.com Public License as
stated in the LICENSE file of the distribution directory.  Some
subpackages may contain third-party software which is licensed under
different conditions. Please see the documentation and/or LICENSE
files of the subpackages for details.

If in doubt, please check the web-site at http://www.egenix.com or
contact sales at egenix.com for more information on copyright, licensing
conditions and authorized use.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
eGenix.com GmbH
Pastor-Loeh-Str. 48
D-40764 Langenfeld
Germany
info at egenix.com

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt 
nick$

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt 
nick$

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff/egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt 
nick$ cd ..

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff nick$ ls
egenix python_notes.rtf
egenix-mx-base-3.1.0.darwin-8.11.0-Power_Macintosh-py2.4_ucs4.prebuilt

wright:/bioinformatics/pythonstuff nick$ python
Python 2.4.4 (#1, Oct 18 2006, 10:34:39)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5341)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

 >>> from mx.DateTime import now
 >>>

 >>> print now()
2008-07-24 22:39:17.66
 >>>
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Several hours of my life gone, but yay!

Cheers,
Nick