[reportlab-users] installing reportlab on aix 5.3

[Steve Romanow]

On 7/22/2010 12:22 PM, Robin Becker wrote:

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> if the above horror works then you will be able to test by manually 

> installing the built _renderPM.so and testing with renderPM.

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> One thing I don't see in the above is some indication that an unusual 

> byte-order is being used. I have a vague memory from about 9 years ago 

> that the AIX machines were not like x86 in that respect. Looking in 

> the code it seems we're relying on libart_gpl/config.h to take care of 

> that.

> -- 

> Robin Becker

The freetype-devel package not being installed was the issue.  It 
installed using pip with no errors reported wrt ttf fonts.  I'll run the 
tests now.