Getting a dependency problem...Python related.

[topsoill]

Trying to install the following:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=136390

So, i did this:

[root@localhost topsoill]# rpm -ivh IDLEfork-0.9a2-1.noarch.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
python2-tkinter is needed by IDLEfork-0.9a2-1
[root@localhost topsoill]# rpm -ivh python2-tkinter-2.2-2.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
python2 = 2.2-2 is needed by python2-tkinter-2.2-2
libtcl.so.0 is needed by python2-tkinter-2.2-2
libtk.so.0 is needed by python2-tkinter-2.2-2
[root@localhost topsoill]# locate libtcl.so.0
[root@localhost topsoill]# whereis libtcl.so.0
libtcl.so: /usr/lib/libtcl.so
[root@localhost topsoill]# whereis libtk.so.0
libtk.so: /usr/lib/libtk.so

Are python 2.2.2 and 2.2-2 the same thing? i have python 2.2.2 installed and it looks like python-2-tkinter wants 2.2-2. Weird. Plus as you can see, i have both libtcl.so.0 and libtk.so.0 installed but i still get a dependency error.

Using RH 9.

[Void Main]

No, those are not the same versions. What you want in Red Hat 9 is "tkinter" not "python-tkinter". It's on disk 3 of your installation CD or save some hassle by doing "# apt-get install tkinter". Now when you try and install the IDLE RPM it will complain that "python-tkinter" is required and not installed (which it's not because the new name is "tkinter"). You have two or more options, use the "--nodeps" which I would not recommend because it will break dependencies or do this:

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# cd /
# rpm2cpio /path/to/IDLEfork*.rpm | cpio -i


which will extract the files from the RPM and install them in the proper locations but will not register it in the RPM database. Now you can just type "idlefork" to start the interface. A better option would be to rebuild the RPM for RH9 which I would have done for you had there been a SRC RPM lying around there. None to be found for some reason.

[topsoill]

thanks. I tried it but get the following:

[root@localhost topsoill]# cd /
[root@localhost /]# rpm2cpio /home/topsoill/IDLEfork-0.9a2-1.noarch.rpm | cpio -i
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/AutoExpand.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/AutoExpand.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Bindings.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Bindings.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/CREDITS.txt: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/CallTipWindow.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/CallTipWindow.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/CallTips.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/CallTips.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/ClassBrowser.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/ClassBrowser.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/ColorDelegator.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/ColorDelegator.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Debugger.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Debugger.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Delegator.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Delegator.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/EditorWindow.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/EditorWindow.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/FileList.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/FileList.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/FormatParagraph.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/FormatParagraph.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/GrepDialog.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/GrepDialog.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/HISTORY.txt: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/INSTALL.txt: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/IOBinding.py: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/IOBinding.pyc: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Icons/folder.gif: No such file or directory
cpio: usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/idleforklib/Icons/minusnode.gif: No such file or directory

[Void Main]

Sorry about that, use "-idu" rather than just "-i" on the cpio command.

[topsoill]

thanks.