On 11/25/2007 11:22:42 PM, Todd Zullinger wrote: > Thompson Freeman wrote: > > I would like to try a program "libprs500" which can be located > > through https://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net. Instructions are given > for > > Fedora 7, which I would assume (silly me) would also apply to an up > > to date Fedora 8, like I have. Per instructions, I have yum > > installed python- setuptools, python-imaging, and verified that I > > have all the requested rpms installed. > > > > The next step calls for running easy_install, which is apparently a > > Python install system for something called a python egg. > > > > On my F8 system, there is no easy_install command accessible to the > > normal root user. > > > > There is an easy_install.py file, buried back in the python > > installation, which isn't doing the job. > > > > I'm missing something obvious, and would really appreciate a clue > > here. > > The easy_install script was moved from python-setuptools to > python-setuptools-devel. The rather long story behind this move is > at > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/251645. > > Hopefully just installing python-setuptools-devel will get you going. > Bingo!! Now that hurdle is jumped. FWIW - is there a switch/config statement which I've missed to automatically install -devel rpms for any rpm package installed via yum?? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
