i tried installing superkaramba and it came up with the error python.h missing. i know i installed python and python-tools that came with the slack 10.1 iso setup but do those packages come with the python-devel. please advise.

TIA

What is your output with :
/usr/include/python*/Python.h

If you have this file, maybe try cd /usr/include/python.x.x and
ln -s Python.h python.h

# /usr/include/python*/Python.h
bash: /usr/include/python2.4/Python.h: Permission denied

Ok, so you have it,
cd /usr/include/python2.4
ln -s Python.h python.h

this is the error it brought up during make
------------
In file included from main.cpp:5:
karambaapp.h:14:20: Python.h: No such file or directory
In file included from main.cpp:19:
karamba.h:8:20: Python.h: No such file or directory
In file included from karamba.h:56,
from main.cpp:19:
imagelabel.h:26:20: Python.h: No such file or directory
In file included from main.cpp:22:
karamba_python.h:28:20: Python.h: No such file or directory
In file included from main.cpp:22:
karamba_python.h:44: error: syntax error before `*' token
karamba_python.h:45: error: syntax error before `*' token
karamba_python.h:46: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of `PyThreadState' with
no type
karamba_python.h:46: error: parse error before `*' token
karamba_python.h:48: error: `myThreadState' was not declared in this scope
karamba_python.h:48: error: invalid data member initialization
karamba_python.h:48: error: (use `=' to initialize static data members)
karamba_python.h:48: error: variable or field `getLock' declared void
karamba_python.h:49: error: syntax error before `*' token
karamba_python.h:50: error: `myThreadState' was not declared in this scope
karamba_python.h:50: error: invalid data member initialization
karamba_python.h:50: error: variable or field `releaseLock' declared void
karamba_python.h:51: error: type specifier omitted for parameter `PyObject'
karamba_python.h:51: error: parse error before `*' token
make[3]: *** [main.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/superkaramba-0.35/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/superkaramba-0.35/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/superkaramba-0.35'
make: *** [all] Error 2

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but when i ran ./configure at some point it gave me this:

checking for Python directory... /usr/local

but python's in /usr/include, so should i just give ./configure a directive to point towards the actual python directory

Yes, you right, try something like :

./configure --with-python=/usr/include/python-2.4

or
export CFLAGS=-I/usr/include/python-2.4
export CXXFLAGS=$CFLAGS
./configure

Also from your output, I think the symlink is not needed, so if you created it
rm /usr/include/python-2.4/python.h

I had the same (sk0.34) problem (Python.h: No such file or directory) , after

export CFLAGS=-I/usr/include/python-2.3
export CXXFLAGS=$CFLAGS

the error went away, but now I got:

...
menu_python.o(.text+0x4f6): In function `py_add_menu_item(_object*, _object*)':
: undefined reference to `Py_BuildValue'
menu_python.o(.text+0x619): In function `py_delete_menu(_object*, _object*)':
: undefined reference to `PyArg_ParseTuple'
menu_python.o(.text+0x63d): In function `py_delete_menu(_object*, _object*)':
: undefined reference to `Py_BuildValue'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [superkaramba] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bdox/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.34/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bdox/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.34/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bdox/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.34'
make: *** [all] Error 2
(and many others 'undefined reference's' before that.
what could i do?
(neither ./configure --with-python=/usr/include/python-2.3 nor ./configure --with-pythondir=/usr/include/python2.3/ helped)
(FC3-64)

also tryed with sk0.35... :
...
karamba_python.o(.text+0x1f): In function `KarambaPython::initPython()':
: undefined reference to `PyEval_ReleaseLock'
karamba_python.o(.text+0x51): In function `KarambaPython::getLock(_ts**)':
: undefined reference to `PyThreadState_Swap'
karamba_python.o(.text+0x86): In function `KarambaPython::shutdownPython()':
: undefined reference to `Py_Finalize'
karamba_python.o(.text+0xad): In function `KarambaPython::releaseLock(_ts*)':
: undefined reference to `PyEval_ReleaseLock'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [superkaramba] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bdox/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.35/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bdox/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.35/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bdox/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.35'
make: *** [all] Error 2

??

(found the thread in google... didn't realize it was only for Slackware, sorry. any way you could help... =/)

Try :
export CFLAGS=-I/usr/include/python-2.3
export CXXFLAGS=$CFLAGS
export CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS

./configure

Also first, do a ./configure --help to see what it says about *FLAGS

Look here for a link to an updated release of SuperKaramba.

Basically the thing is that Slack 10.1 includes Python 2.4 & the ./configure script looks for python 2.3. The file there is an updated file which adds a check for python 2.4. The direct link to the file is http://www.angelfire.com/geek/p0z3r/...thon2.4.tar.gz

thanks for all your help, compiled it now with superkaramba-0.35Python2.4 and its working... thanks again

./configure --help *FLAGS :

Some influential environment variables:
CC C compiler command
CFLAGS C compiler flags
LDFLAGS linker flags, e.g. -L<lib dir> if you have libraries in a nonstandard directory <lib dir>
CPPFLAGS C/C++ preprocessor flags, e.g. -I<include dir> if you have headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
CPP C preprocessor
CXX C++ compiler command
CXXFLAGS C++ compiler flags
CXXCPP C++ preprocessor

I did:
$ export CFLAGS=-I/usr/include/python2.3/
$ export LDFLAGS=$CFLAGS
$ export CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS
$ export CXXFLAGS=$CFLAGS

and something seemed to work as the 'make' went MUCH longer, but after some mins...

/bin/sh ../libtool --silent --mode=link --tag=CXX g++ -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-longundef -pedantic -W -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -ansi -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_URCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -O2 -I/usr/include/python2.3/ -fno-exceptions -fno-check-n -I/usr/include/python2.3/ -o superkaramba -Wl,-export-dynamic -R /usr/lib64 -R /usr/l64/qt-3.3/lib/ -R /usr/X11R6/lib64 -L/usr/X11R6/lib64 -L/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/lib/ -L/usr/lib main.o karamba.o meter.o bar.o sensor.o datesensor.o textlabel.o memsensor.o uptimessor.o cpusensor.o networksensor.o imagelabel.o graph.o xmmssensor.o programsensor.o diskssor.o sensorparams.o sensorsensor.o textfilesensor.o clickarea.o noatunsensor.o karambaropixmap.o clickmap.o rsssensor.o textfield.o taskmanager.o showdesktop.o richtextlabel.o kambasessionmanaged.o welcomeform.o systemtray.o bar_python.o meter_python.o textlabel_pytn.o richtextlabel_python.o imagelabel_python.o config_python.o misc_python.o systray_pyth.o task_python.o widget_python.o menu_python.o themelistwindow.o karambalistboxitem.o gra_python.o karambainterface.o karambaapp.o karamba_python.o dcopinterface_skel.o dcopinterce_stub.o themelistwindow.moc.o cpusensor.moc.o sensor.moc.o datesensor.moc.o textlabel.m.o programsensor.moc.o bar.moc.o rsssensor.moc.o imagelabel.moc.o richtextlabel.moc.o climap.moc.o sensorsensor.moc.o clickarea.moc.o systemtray.moc.o welcomeform.moc.o disksensomoc.o memsensor.moc.o meter.moc.o xmmssensor.moc.o networksensor.moc.o graph.moc.o textfisensor.moc.o -lkio -lXpm -lkdeui
bar_python.o(.text+0x5c8): In function `py_getBarImage(_object*, _object*)':
: undefined reference to `PyArg_ParseTuple'
bar_python.o(.text+0x617): In function `py_getBarImage(_object*, _object*)':
: undefined reference to `Py_BuildValue'
...
...
...
karamba_python.o(.text+0x705): In function `KarambaPython::menuOptionChanged(karamba*, QSing, bool)':
: undefined reference to `Py_BuildValue'
karamba_python.o(.text+0x73c): In function `KarambaPython::menuItemClicked(karamba*, KPopMenu*, long)':
: undefined reference to `Py_BuildValue'
karamba_python.o(.text+0x76c): more undefined references to `Py_BuildValue' follow
karamba_python.o(.text+0x1f): In function `KarambaPython::initPython()':
: undefined reference to `PyEval_ReleaseLock'
karamba_python.o(.text+0x51): In function `KarambaPython::getLock(_ts**)':
: undefined reference to `PyThreadState_Swap'
karamba_python.o(.text+0x86): In function `KarambaPython::shutdownPython()':
: undefined reference to `Py_Finalize'
karamba_python.o(.text+0xad): In function `KarambaPython::releaseLock(_ts*)':
: undefined reference to `PyEval_ReleaseLock'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [superkaramba] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/aaa/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.35/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/aaa/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.35/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/aaa/tmp/local/src/superkaramba-0.35'
make: *** [all] Error 2

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