Zope on Slackware 10.2

kkiedrowski · 12-15-2005, 07:42 AM

I am running slackeware 10.2
when i ran config i got a message that I was using python 2.41 and it would work ok but was not the optimal one
I am trying to install Zope 3.1.0
this is what I get when i run make check. I am not sure where to proceed at this point

Failure in test testRunIgnoresParentSignals (zdaemon.tests.testzdrun.ZDaemonTests
)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/unittest.py", line 260, in run
testMethod()
File "/tmp/Zope-3.1.0/build/lib.linux-i686-2.4/zdaemon/tests/testzdrun.py", lin
e 237, in testRunIgnoresParentSignals
self.assert_(is_started, "spawned process failed to start in a minute")
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/unittest.py", line 309, in failUnless
if not expr: raise self.failureException, msg
AssertionError: spawned process failed to start in a minute
..

Failure in test testUmask (zdaemon.tests.testzdrun.ZDaemonTests)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/unittest.py", line 260, in run
testMethod()
File "/tmp/Zope-3.1.0/build/lib.linux-i686-2.4/zdaemon/tests/testzdrun.py", lin
e 260, in testUmask
self.assert_(not os.access(path, os.W_OK))
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/unittest.py", line 309, in failUnless
if not expr: raise self.failureException, msg
AssertionError

folkenfanel · 12-15-2005, 05:17 PM

Hi

I installed Zope 3.0.1 as a dependency of a dependency of a dependency needed for a game (balazar.nekeme.net) (which by the way refuses to start playing). It complains about the version of Python installed (recommends 2.3.x) but installs nicely on Python 2.41

I had no problem with it.

By the way, if you also are installing Balazar (the only use of Zope that I can imagine) and you manage to actually PLAY it (not only starting it), then lucky you. I tried installing Python 2.3.5 and ALL the dependencies and it started (the main menu, logos, etc) but segfaults when I try to actually play the game. The same in Python 2.4.1 provided by Slackware. (you need to modify a file to run it in 2.4 -don't remember which one)

Good luck!

notlob · 12-16-2005, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkiedrowski

I am not sure where to proceed at this point

I think you should use Python 2.3.5 -- this seems to be the best python for use with zope (see Zope-3.1.0/README.txt).

I like to have Zope and related stuff in /sw. Use your favorite directory or directories instead if you don't like /sw, but don't overwrite slackware's default python files. (Make sure that you have write access to these directories.)

Sorry for the following bad URLs! It's my first posting and I am not allowed to post valid URLs. Remove the *s to make them work.

Code:

wget h*t*t*p://w*w*w.python.org/ftp/python/2.3.5/Python-2.3.5.tgz
tar xfvz Python-2.3.5.tgz
cd Python-2.3.5
./configure --prefix=/sw/python-2.3.5
make
make install

Then enter your Zope directory and tell Zope to use Python 2.3.5:

Code:

./configure --prefix=/sw/zope-3.1.0 --with-python=/sw/python-2.3.5/bin/python
make
make check

If no errors occur, finish the installation and create a zope instance:

Code:

make install
/sw/python-2.3.5/bin/python /sw/zope-3.1.0/bin/mkzopeinstance -d /sw/zope-3.1.0-default-instance -u admin:admin123

Start your zope instance, point your browser to h*t*t*p://localhost:8080 and login as 'admin' with the password 'admin123':

Code:

/sw/zope-3.1.0-default-instance/bin/runzope

Good luck!