Re: Accessing python program "easy_install"

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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??


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