Thread: [Pythoncard-devel] need to verify PythonCard 0.8.2 is fine with Python 2.6 windows/linux

I installed Python 2.6, wxPython 2.8.9.1, and PythonCard 0.8.2 using  
the exe installer from SF to Windows XP SP2. As far as I can tell,  
the tools and samples work fine under this Windows setup. The only  
thing I noticed was some mouse drag behavior in the resourceEditor  
which I'm pretty sure is Parallels-specific because of the way they  
deal with the virtual mouse.

We already knew Python 2.5.2 works fine, but since I had problems on  
my Mac with 2.6 earlier I wanted to test this to make sure we had a  
stable base to point to for any changes we make. Until there is a 2.6  
build past 2.8.9.1 that fixes the wx.App startup issue, which is  
already fixed on the Windows release, we have to stick with a Python  
2.5.2 and wxPython 2.7.x configuration on the Mac.

If someone can verify that 2.5.2 and 2.6 builds of wxPython 2.8.9.1  
work fine on Linux that would be awesome.

Also, if there are problems on Windows that I missed, go ahead and  
bring them up here so I know what to look at before trying to address  
the Mac fixes Neil has brought up.

Note that all my Windows testing is probably going to be Windows XP  
running under Parallels or Fusion. Just in case there is something  
wacky that happens only under a "real" Windows box or Vista it would  
be great to have additional input.

ka

On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:26:01 -0700, Kevin Altis <al...@se...> wrote:

> I installed Python 2.6, wxPython 2.8.9.1, and PythonCard 0.8.2 using  
> the exe installer from SF to Windows XP SP2. As far as I can tell,  
> the tools and samples work fine under this Windows setup. The only  
> thing I noticed was some mouse drag behavior in the resourceEditor  
> which I'm pretty sure is Parallels-specific because of the way they  
> deal with the virtual mouse.

What weirdness are you seeing, out of curiosity? Everything looks OK here on a 'real' XP installation.

> Note that all my Windows testing is probably going to be Windows XP  
> running under Parallels or Fusion. Just in case there is something  
> wacky that happens only under a "real" Windows box or Vista it would  
> be great to have additional input.

My old XP (SP3) laptop has volunteered for the task. I've upgraded it today to Python 2.6 + wxPython 2.8.9.1 (ansi) + Pythoncard 0.8.2, using the SF downloads for the latter two. This laptop is getting on a bit, so I won't spot any issues if they're specific to the XP theme or any eye candy because they're all switched off.

Everything seems to work at first glance....except the PythonCard MSI installer. It keeps crapping out at the post-install stage so I don't have any start menu items. Checking the mailing list, this happened a few years ago to people trying to use the 0.8.1 installer (built with Python 2.3) on 2.4 systems. Maybe it's the same issue again?

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Thanks for the reply!

On Oct 30, 2008, at 9:01 AM, XXXXXXXXXXX wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:26:01 -0700, Kevin Altis <altis@semi- 
> retired.com> wrote:
>
>> I installed Python 2.6, wxPython 2.8.9.1, and PythonCard 0.8.2 using
>> the exe installer from SF to Windows XP SP2. As far as I can tell,
>> the tools and samples work fine under this Windows setup. The only
>> thing I noticed was some mouse drag behavior in the resourceEditor
>> which I'm pretty sure is Parallels-specific because of the way they
>> deal with the virtual mouse.
>
> What weirdness are you seeing, out of curiosity? Everything looks  
> OK here on a 'real' XP installation.
>>

Mousedowns and drags don't always register, especially as you switch  
between the main window of the resourceEditor and the property editor  
window. It may not be a valid test if the debug tools are also  
running to display the mouse events that are registering. I need to  
document an example that I can always reproduce under Parallels and  
then make sure it is Parallels-specific. I will be away from email  
for the next couple of weeks so I'll look into it when I get back.

On my main Mac (not Windows under Parallels) I had a separate issue  
where some files didn't load with 2.6 which I think was due to my old  
developer CVS checkout, (which is what I run PythonCard from) and  
modifications I had made to that checkout, but never checked in. I'm  
hoping Robin puts out a 2.8.9.2 for wxMAC soon that fixes the  
overzealous wx.App existence check so I can resolve some of the  
Python 2.6 Mac issues like that.

> Everything seems to work at first glance....except the PythonCard  
> MSI installer. It keeps crapping out at the post-install stage so I  
> don't have any start menu items. Checking the mailing list, this  
> happened a few years ago to people trying to use the 0.8.1  
> installer (built with Python 2.3) on 2.4 systems. Maybe it's the  
> same issue again?

Yeah I had the same installation problem. I suspect an installer  
needs to be built using 2.6 and then tested using Python 2.4.x - 2.6  
to see if it installs correctly with each version, including the  
Start menu.

ka