termintor. psutil, python 2 and 3

jr_bob_dobbs · 06-27-2021, 03:34 PM

So I remember running Terminator (yet another terminal program) back in 2015 or so on my (at the time) debian system. I'd stumbled onto an old screenshot and decided to try it again. OK: Terminator has Psutil as a dependency.

Right: so I put Psutil in. The slackbuild mentioned python 2 and 3 but the line for python 2 errored out. Right: it's for slackware 14.2 which older and staler than debian oldstable and nobody uses python 2?. So I got it to install for python 3. OK, whatever. Success. Next step.

Then, Terminator itself. It installs itself no muss no fuss, neatly as you please. Great. Into the python 2 directories. Oh. Well, there were no error messages so it must be fine, right?

NOPE: python 2 programs can't call python 3 programs. D'oh!

Can I have a hint please? Either I need to trick (and I'm not feeling tricky today) Psutil into installing as python 2 or trick Terminator into installing into python 3, right?

Thank you.

Didier Spaier · 06-27-2021, 04:09 PM

I'd try this fork against python3: https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator

Skaendo · 06-27-2021, 05:06 PM

I am using the same "gnome-terminator" Didier suggests, (on -current) with (python3) psutil and (python3) configobj. Works fine for me, at least on current.

truepatriot76 · 06-28-2021, 07:48 PM

I am using 2.1.1 see info below and all that's needed is to version bump the old slackbuild and tweak to python3 (and possibly a few other very minor changes) - this is running on current.

Code:

PRGNAM="terminator"
VERSION="2.1.1"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator"
DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator/releases/download/v2.1.1/terminator-2.1.1.tar.gz"
MD5SUM="a22e65eae47b34ccd42055725573bbb9"
DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
MD5SUM_x86_64=""
REQUIRES="psutil vte2 configobj"

Skaendo · 06-28-2021, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truepatriot76

I am using 2.1.1 see info below and all that's needed is to version bump the old slackbuild and tweak to python3 (and possibly a few other very minor changes) - this is running on current.

Code:

PRGNAM="terminator"
VERSION="2.1.1"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator"
DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator/releases/download/v2.1.1/terminator-2.1.1.tar.gz"
MD5SUM="a22e65eae47b34ccd42055725573bbb9"
DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
MD5SUM_x86_64=""
REQUIRES="psutil vte2 configobj"

vte2 is not required. vte3 (technically 2.91) that ships with Slackware-current works for 2.1.1

truepatriot76 · 06-28-2021, 09:51 PM

Thanks Skaendo, looks like my info file is out of date.

jr_bob_dobbs · 06-28-2021, 10:06 PM

Thank you very much. Will attempt install of that newer version.

Skaendo · 08-05-2021, 12:58 AM

Well, after playing around on current for a bit and having to use a terminal for more than just "testing", it turns out that I cannot stand the way that when you type in a command that is longer than the window, you can no longer see part of it as it scrolls off to the left.

If someone knows how to change this behavior, please let me know.

For now I have switched to ROXTerm. Which has been revived by the original author and is really nice as well.

shruggy · 08-05-2021, 02:26 AM

@Skaendo. You do know you can enter backslash and continue typing the command on the next line, don't you?

Code:

$ echo a b \
> c
a b c

Skaendo · 08-05-2021, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shruggy

@Skaendo. You do know you can enter backslash and continue typing the command on the next line, don't you?

Code:

$ echo a b \
> c
a b c

Yea, too much work. It's OK, I would much rather move away from GTK than bow to the GNOME devs. On top of that, ROXTerm has less dependencies. Like none for building on current.

Edit:
Yes ROXTerm uses GTK, but not intrusively like with headerbars and left-scrolling commandlines. It is optional I believe. If or when it does, I will find ssomething else.