Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Python module wnck? Message-ID: <jnchct$t65$1@dough.gmane.org> References: <jnbj38$39s$1@dough.gmane.org> <20120426104323.000031e3@unknown> <jnc05e$krq$1@dough.gmane.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1204261129010.21254@wonkity.com>
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:29:44 -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:23 -0400, Rod Person wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 +0000 (UTC) >>> Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting >>>> the following Python error: >>>> >>>> ImportError: No module named wnck >>>> >>>> I believe that this should be supplied by a a package or port named >>>> something like py27-wnck, but am unable to trace any such. >>>> >>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please? >>> >>> >>> It's been a year or two since I tried to get screenlets running, but >>> as I recall you need to get python wnck module yourself. libwnck is in >>> the ports which is needed for the python module. >> >> Thanks. libwnck is already installed, so I downloaded gnome-python- >> desktop-2.32.0.tar.bz2 from ftp.gnome.org, which apparently contains >> the Python wnck module. >> >> I was intending to make the whole thing, but then install only the bit >> I need. Unfortunately when it came to compile wnck, the following error >> was displayed: >> >> libtool: link: `/usr/local/lib/libxcb-aux.la' is not a valid libtool >> archive >> >> Indeed it isn't. There is no such file, even though libxcb is >> installed. > > http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=163415&postcount=17 Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. I now have screenlets up and running perfectly. I have kept notes in case any other soul needs assistance. What a suerb list!. As I gain experience with FreeBSD I hope I shall be able to contribute something in return.
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