Please help! PyQt problems.

[Michael Melchert]

Moray Taylor wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am having some serious grief with PyQT, my system is described
> below...
> 
> Powerbook G4 550MHz, Yellow Dog Linux 2.2
> PyQt 3.1
> Qt 3.0.3
> Sip 3.1
> Python 2.2.1
> 
> All the software was compiled from source, no binaries, all compiled
> without fatal errors, just a couple of warnings, nothing unusual.
> 
> The Qt examples work perfectly, however the PyQt ones do not, they all
> fail with either 'Segmentation fault', or sometimes, 'Illegal
> Instruction'. When I try using it with python interactivly, I get this
> far
> 
> import qt
> import sys
> from qt import *
> 
> a = QApplication(sys.argv)
> d = a.desktop()
> e = d.width()
> #The last line causes a segmentation fault.
> 
> I have successfully used PyQt on both an x86 laptop, and SGI IRIX,
> with no real problems.
> 
> I have tried compiling all components with various options, threading,
> no threading, g++ exceptions etc..., but it always fails in the same
> way.
> 
> Please, please help me, failure is not an option.
> 
> Please reply to mtaylor at lowebroadway.com as well as the newsgroup.
> 
> 
> Thanks very much in advance
> 
> Moray



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