2.3.2 Build on Windows

Warning: This documentation is for the future PyQwt-3.8. Check the download page for the latest releases.

Unpack PyQwt-3.8.tar.gz into for instance C:/MyStuff and read README to check out bug fixes and upgrades.

Run

cd PyQwt-3.8

Edit the file setup_cfg_nt as explained in its comments. Initialize sip_file_dirs correctly!.

# Start of 'setup_cfg_nt'.
# A line starting with '#' is a comment.
#
[run_sip]
# The 'run_sip' command transforms the sip/*.sip files into
# *.cpp, *.h and *.py files.
# It requires also the PyQt-*/sip/*.sip files that have been
# used to build PyQt.
# The option 'sip_file_dirs' indicate the command 'run_sip'
# where to find the PyQt-*/sip/*.sip files.
#
# If you cannot find those files on your system, see the
# documentation: 'Prerequisites for Windows'.
#
# Running PyQt-win-*-3.8.exe and selecting the SIP tools
# puts PyQt's sip files in *:\Python23\PyQt\sip
sip_file_dirs=C:\Python23\PyQt\sip
# If you have rebuilt PyQt from source, uncomment and edit:
#sip_file_dirs=C:\MyStuff\PyQt-win-nc-3.8\sip
#
# Local Variables: ***
# mode: sh ***
# End: ***

The commands

python setup.py bdist

python setup.py bdist_wininst

will make an installer in the sub-directory dist.

Note: The PyQtDistutils rely on the environment variables QTDIR, TMAKESPEC for Qt-2.x and QMAKESPEC for Qt-3.x.

Note: If you get a message:

sip: Unable to find file "qtmod.sip"
error: command '/usr/bin/sip' failed with exit status 1

the initialization of sip_file_dirs is wrong.

Note: If you are desperate, run:

python setup.py build --force >log.txt

and mail the file log.txt to me.