boa constructor installation

[vincent wehren]

Gardner Pomper wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am not sure if this is the right list, but I am having a problem with
> the installation of boa constructor. It all seems to have installed with
> no errors, but when I try to run it, this is what I get:
> 
> 
>>python /usr/lib/python2.2/boa-constructor-0.2.3/Boa.py
> 
> Starting Boa Constructor v0.2.3
> importing wxPython
> reading user preferences
> Segmentation fault
> 
> Here is how I installed it:
> 
> 
> I went to boa-constructor.sourceforge.net and went to the download area.
> There it says:
> 
> Before this can work, you'll need to have successfully installed
> wxPython 2.4.0.7 or higher and Python 2.1 or higher. I have listed my
> installed versions below.
> 
> Here is the list of my installed versions of python related things:
> 
> rpm -qa | grep -i python
> python-2.2.3-5
> mod_python-3.0.3-2.ent
> gnome-python2-bonobo-1.99.14-5
> gnome-python2-1.99.14-5
> libxml2-python-2.5.10-5
> bproc-python-0.9-13_Scyld
> wxPythonGTK-py2.2-2.5.1.5-1
> python-optik-1.4.1-2
> gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-1.99.14-5
> python-devel-2.2.3-5
> gnome-python2-gconf-1.99.14-5
> rpm-python-4.2.1-4.4
> gnome-python2-canvas-1.99.14-5
> 
> Here is my list of gtk related things:
> 
> rpm -qa | grep -i gtk
> gtk2-2.2.4-4.0
> pygtk2-libglade-1.99.16-8
> gtkhtml2-devel-2.2.0-6
> pygtk2-devel-1.99.16-8
> gtkhtml2-2.2.0-6
> gtkam-0.1.7-6
> gtkhtml3-3.0.9-4
> gtk2-engines-2.2.0-2
> gtk2-devel-2.2.4-4.0
> gtk-doc-1.1-3.0
> gtk+-1.2.10-27.1
> pygtk2-1.99.16-8
> gtk-engines-0.12-2.0
> gtk+-devel-1.2.10-27.1
> wxPythonGTK-py2.2-2.5.1.5-1
> gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-1.99.14-5
> gtkam-gimp-0.1.7-6
> usermode-gtk-1.68-5
> 
> I downloaded boa-constructor-0.2.3.src.zip and unzipped it as root in
> the /usr/lib/python2.2 directory.
> 
> Can anyone give me any suggestions on what to try next?
> 
> - Gardner


AFAIK, Boa doesn't work with wxPython 2.5.1. With Boa, you need to use 
wxPython 2.4.2.

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Vincent Wehren