Unable to Install py-gtk2

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Apr 29, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Morgan Sutherland wrote:

> I'm trying to install py-gtk2 in 10.5.2. I have the most recent
> version of Python installed (and working).
>
> I read somewhere about problems with .pydistutils.cfg, but the errors
> don't go away when I rename it.
>
> This is the error I get:
>
> /opt/local/bin: sudo port install py-gtk2
> --->  Configuring gtk-doc

So gtk-doc is failing to build.

> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure:
> shell command " cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_gnome 
> _gtk-doc/work/gtk-doc-1.10"
> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local
> --with-xml-catalog=/opt/local/etc/xml/catalog " returned error 1
> Command output: checking whether the /usr/bin/g++-4.0 linker
> (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared
> libraries... yes
> checking for /usr/bin/g++-4.0 option to produce PIC... -fno-common
> checking if /usr/bin/g++-4.0 PIC flag -fno-common works... yes
> checking if /usr/bin/g++-4.0 static flag -static works... no
> checking if /usr/bin/g++-4.0 supports -c -o file.o... yes
> checking whether the /usr/bin/g++-4.0 linker
> (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared
> libraries... yes
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin9.2.2 dyld
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
> checking for pkg-config... /opt/local/bin/pkg-config
> checking pkg-config is at least version 0.19... yes
> checking for perl... /opt/local/bin/perl
> checking if Perl version >= 5.6.0... yes
> checking whether /opt/local/bin/python2.5 version >= 2.3... yes
> checking for /opt/local/bin/python2.5 version... Could not find
> platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
> 2.5
> checking for /opt/local/bin/python2.5 platform... Could not find
> platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
> darwin
> checking for /opt/local/bin/python2.5 script directory...
> ${prefix}/lib/python2.5/site-packages
> checking for /opt/local/bin/python2.5 extension module directory...
> ${exec_prefix}/lib/python2.5/site-packages
> checking for openjade... no
> checking for jade... no
> configure: WARNING: Could not find openjade or jade, so SGML is not  
> supported
> checking for xsltproc... /opt/local/bin/xsltproc
> checking for XML catalog (/opt/local/etc/xml/catalog)... found
> checking for xmlcatalog... /opt/local/bin/xmlcatalog
> checking for DocBook XML DTD V4.1.2 in XML catalog... not found
> configure: error: could not find DocBook XML DTD V4.1.2 in XML catalog
>
> Error: The following dependencies failed to build: gtk2 gtk-doc jpeg
> pango Xft2 xorg-xproto xorg-util-macros shared-mime-info tiff
> libglade2 py-cairo py-numpy fftw-3 g95 py-gobject
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

gtk-doc depends on docbook-xml-4.1.2. Is docbook-xml-4.1.2 installed  
and active? If so, try rebuilding it:

sudo port -ncuf upgrade docbook-xml-4.1.2

Then try installing gtk-doc again. Do you get the same error?