On 05/11/2011 12:22, c...@netcom.co.uk wrote: > Quoting Dieter Verfaillie <diet...@optionexplicit.be>: >> On Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:08:02 +0000, c...@netcom.co.uk wrote: >>> I've been trying to install Python on Windows 2000 SP4, and have run into >>> the traditional "DLL load failed" error. >> >> From >> http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/pygtk/2.24/pygtk-all-in-one.README: >> >> - In theory, Windows 2000 should be supported, but in practice the >> gtk+ binaries >> on ftp.gnome.org are affected by libgio-2.0-0.dll needing the >> freeaddrinfo() >> function which is only available starting from Windows XP: >> >> - https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637565 >> - related bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=610502#c6 >> - related bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=623128 >> - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms737931%28v=vs.85%29.aspx >> >> The all-in-one installer is based on those binaries, so sadly we >> can't support >> Windows 2000... >> >>> The installer files are: >>> >>> Size Name >>> 15970304 python-2.7.2.msi >>> 33091012 pygtk-all-in-one-2.22.5.win32-py2.7.msi >>> 872816 WindowsXP-KB975337-x86-ENU.exe >> >> ... which was not yet discovered at the time of 2.22.5. Newer aio installer >> versions (don't remember which version exactly) should detect this >> and present >> an error message. >> >> One possible solution -if you *really* need to stick with Windows 2000- would >> be to compile the complete GTK+/GLib/... stack with MSVC and use the >> stand-alone >> installers for pycairo, pygobject and pygtk. But with that, I can't help. >> >> Sorry to bring bad news, >> mvg, >> Dieter >> > > Thanks anyway - I don't think I can cope with a full rebuild, as I don't use > Windows and simply wanted to port a python app. There's a message, somewhere, > that replacing gdiplus.dll from the WinXP package would get PyGTK running, but > apparently not so.
Yeah, it's noted in that same readme, though it's recommended to use the GDI+ Platform SDK redistributable. That was the first hurdle to overcome. And then hit the freeaddrinfo() issue... > Are there any older all-in-one packages that might run, with older versions > of Python? I've looked but can't find any. I'm not aware of GTK+ binaries being built with MSVC being available for download, sorry... mvg, Dieter _______________________________________________ pygtk mailing list pygtk@daa.com.au http://www.daa.com.au/mailman/listinfo/pygtk Read the PyGTK FAQ: http://faq.pygtk.org/
