Installation Instructions for MayaVI2
Last updated: June 7th, 2008.
Install setuptools, wxPython, vtk, numpy using your package manager.
Use easy_install as follows:
easy_install -f http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source enthought.traits easy_install -f http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source enthought.tvtk easy_install -f http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source ets
As of this writing, you will invariably encounter a SandboxErrors with one or all of these easy_install commands. For example:
Searching for enthought.chaco2>=2.0.4.dev,<=2.0.4
Best match: enthought.chaco2 2.0.4
Downloading http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source/enthought.chaco2-2.0.4.tar.gz
Processing enthought.chaco2-2.0.4.tar.gz
Running enthought.chaco2-2.0.4/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-aOzSc3/enthought.chaco2-2.0.4/egg-dist-tmp-MToUNX
Adding enthought.chaco2 2.0.4 to easy-install.pth file
Installed /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/enthought.chaco2-2.0.4-py2.5-linux-i686.egg
Searching for enthought.chaco>=1.9.3.dev,<=1.9.3
Best match: enthought.chaco 1.9.3
Downloading http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source/enthought.chaco-1.9.3.tar.gz
Processing enthought.chaco-1.9.3.tar.gz
Running enthought.chaco-1.9.3/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-HZQaIG/enthought.chaco-1.9.3/egg-dist-tmp-PWtmID
error: Setup script exited with error: SandboxViolation: os.open('/tmp/easy_install-aOzSc3/enthought.chaco2-2.0.4/temp/tmpec-NXx/4uZz5u', 131266, 384) {}
The package setup script has attempted to modify files on your system
that are not within the EasyInstall build area, and has been aborted.
This package cannot be safely installed by EasyInstall, and may not
support alternate installation locations even if you run its setup
script by hand. Please inform the package's author and the EasyInstall
maintainers to find out if a fix or workaround is available.
The workaround is to manually install the package which causes the SandboxError, here
markov portage # easy_install -f http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source enthought.chaco2 Searching for enthought.chaco2 Best match: enthought.chaco2 2.0.4 Processing enthought.chaco2-2.0.4-py2.5-linux-i686.egg enthought.chaco2 2.0.4 is already the active version in easy-install.pth Using /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/enthought.chaco2-2.0.4-py2.5-linux-i686.egg Processing dependencies for enthought.chaco2 Finished processing dependencies for enthought.chaco2
and then retry the original package
markov portage # easy_install -f http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source enthought.chaco Searching for enthought.chaco Reading http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source Best match: enthought.chaco 1.9.3 Downloading http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source/enthought.chaco-1.9.3.tar.gz Processing enthought.chaco-1.9.3.tar.gz Running enthought.chaco-1.9.3/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-W5__lr/enthought.chaco-1.9.3/egg-dist-tmp-z8W4mf Adding enthought.chaco 1.9.3 to easy-install.pth file Installed /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/enthought.chaco-1.9.3-py2.5-linux-i686.egg Reading http://code.enthought.com/enstaller/eggs/source/unstable Processing dependencies for enthought.chaco Finished processing dependencies for enthought.chaco markov portage #
Repeat as necessary until all SandboxErrors are resolved.
