[reportlab-users] Any advice installing Reportlab 2.3 under Python 2.6 on Ubuntu 9.04?

[Andy Robinson]

2009/7/8 Tim Greening-Jackson <tim at shellike.com>:

> Hi there. I am attempting to install Reportlab 2.3 under Ubuntu 9.04

> (2.6.28-13-generic kernel) running Python 2.6.2

>

> When I run the pre-install tests I get the following:

>

> tim at poirot:~/ReportLab_2_3$ python setup.py tests-preinstall

> .................................................................................Traceback

> Any tips on what I'm doing wrong? I'm sure it must be elementary.


It's a known issue with 2.3 and can be safely ignored.  If you go
ahead and install, then run the tests after installing, they should be
clean.

The reason is that one test fails because a C extension is not yet
compiled.    This is fixed in subversion and the daily builds.


Best Regards,


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