Re: [Bug-gnubg] missing os.path (linux)

[Jim Segrave]

Slight note - if import os works, try import os.path they both have to
work from the command line

On Sun 07 Dec 2008 (13:10 +0100), Jim Segrave wrote:
> On Sun 07 Dec 2008 (01:21 +0800), steve berthiaume wrote:
> > hello; i've installed gnubg-0.14.3+20060923-4 (deb package)  on my
> > puppylinux 3.01 system, satisfied all dependencies, installed python, but
> > still get this error:
> > 
> > # gnubg
> > GNU Backgammon 0.16-develCopyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by
> > Gary Wong.
> > GNU Backgammon is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License
> > version 2, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it
> > under certain conditions.  Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
> > There is absolutely no warranty for GNU Backgammon.  Type "show warranty"
> > for
> > details.
> > Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
> > Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
> > Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
> > 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/share/gnubg/scripts/gnubg.py", line 52, in ?
> >     import os.path
> > ImportError: No module named os.path
> > (No game)
> > 
> > 
> > i don't know python, but i can see that a file os.path is missing, and it's
> > nowhere on my hard drive.  what does this file do; do i create it myself,
> > and will coming up with this file fix the other errors (could not find
> > platform etc.) as well?
> > 
> > thanks; let me know what other info i can post!
> 
> os.path comes from a python module os.py (and/or os.pyc, which is the
> byte-compiled version of os.py. These should be installed
> when python was installed on your system. The first thing to try it to
> bring up a terminal window and simply bring up python, then see if it
> knows where to find os.py:
> 
> jes:/usr/home/jes$ python
> Python 2.4.4 (#1, Sep 27 2008, 16:08:40) 
> [GCC 4.1.2 (Gentoo 4.1.2 p1.0.2)] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import os
> 
> If you get no error messages, but simply a new prompt '>>>', then
> os.py is installed and python should know where to find it. If you get
> something like this (I used a name which would not exist, instead of
> os and edited what is displayed):
> 
> >>> import os
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ImportError: No module named os
> >>> 
> 
> This would mean the module isn't installed and there's something very
> wrong with the python installation on your machine.
> 
> If this works, type 
> 
> import sys
> print sys.path
> 
> You will get a list of directories where Python looks for modules.
> 
> type ^D (Control D) to exit python
> 
> type this command to locate os.py:
> 
> find /usr -name os.py 2>/dev/null. This should tell you where os.py is found.
> 
> Next, start gnubg from this terminal window - simply enter gnubg. and
> you should get the usual gui. 
> Go to View->Panels->Command and turn this
> window on. This creates a one line window 'Command' in the lower
> right. In this window, type >>> (three greater than signs)
> Now bring the terminal window where you started gnubg on top of the
> board. You should see something like this:
> 
> =======================
> 
> jes:/usr/home/jes$ gnubg
> 
> GNU Backgammon 0.9.0
> 
> Copyright, 1999-2004 by Gary Wong, 2004-2008 GNU Backgammon is the
> legal
> property of its authors.
> 
> GNU Backgammon is free software, covered by the GNU General Public
> License
> version 3 or later, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute
> copies of it under certain conditions.  Type "show copying" to see the
> conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GNU Backgammon. Type 
> "show warranty" for details.
> 
> Python supported.
> SQLite database supported.
> Window system supported.
> External players supported.
> XML match equity files supported.
> Long RNG seeds supported.
> 3d Boards supported.
> External commands supported.
> Gstreamer sound system supported.
> Multiple threads supported.
> SSE supported and available.
> 
> (gnubg:16405): Pango-WARNING **: error opening config file
> '/usr/home/jes/.pangorc': Key file contains line
> '/usr/home/jes/pango.modules' which is not a key-value pair, group, or
> comment
> 
> set gui showids on
> (No game) (No game) >>>
> Python 2.4.4 (#1, Dec 22 2007, 11:40:55) 
> [GCC 4.1.2 (Gentoo 4.1.2 p1.0.2)]
> >>> 
> 
> ====================
> 
> Try typing the same 'import os' command here. If it fails, report what
> it says
> 
> -- 
> Jim Segrave           address@hidden
> 
> 
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