[reportlab-users] cannot install reportlab using easy_install

[Sorin Sbarnea]

I did create a patch: http://nusunt.eu/download/libart_and_gt1_update.patch

Changes:
* updated libart to the latest release
* added #include <string.h> to gt1-namecontext.c

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/sorin
http://nusunt.eu



On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Robin Becker <robin at reportlab.com> wrote:

> Sorin Sbarnea wrote:

>>

>> I think the issue was caused by a very old libart (from 2001) inside

>> renderPM addon. Also I solved the compile warnings inside gt1.

>> Here is the new version http://nusunt.eu/download/ReportLab_2_3_1.tar.gz

>

> .....

> I don't think it's a good idea to create new versions of some package if

> you're not willing to maintain them forever :)

>

> If you have indeed fixed everything up to your liking it would be better to

> post a patch; that could then be applied to the current source and would

> appear in future releases.

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> Robin Becker

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