Hi Kevin, thanks for the feedback! Do you have maybe an idea how to improve the docs?
about libffi.h - Apple removed /usr/include and moved it somewhere else, no clue where. I also don't have access to Mavericks so I can't fix it. On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Kevin Burke <k...@inburke.com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > I was trying to compile pypy and made the following mistakes: > > - On this page: http://pypy.org/download.html I couldn't figure out whether > I was supposed to run all three of these commands: > > pypy ../../rpython/bin/rpython -Ojit targetpypystandalone # get > the JIT version > pypy ../../rpython/bin/rpython -O2 targetpypystandalone # get > the no-jit version > pypy ../../rpython/bin/rpython -O2 --sandbox targetpypystandalone # get > the sandbox version > > or just one. > > - Once I got it installled I didn't realize there was an additional step > after pypy-c was created. > > - I tried running python package.py -h and that didn't do what I expected > (show help dialog) > > - I tried running package.py with the right options and it hung with this > message (on both Mac and Centos): > > sll_os.ll_os_getenv(sPYPY_GENERATIONGC_NURSERY > > The only Google search results for this are an IRC channel from 2 years ago. > It turned out I didn't want the Sandbox option, I think. > > - I tried compiling outside the sandbox and got this error: > > raise NoTTY("Cannot start the debugger when stdout is captured.") > > It turns out this is a red herring and the real error was way above that: > > error: ffi.h: No such file or directory > > It would be nice if these were more obvious.. of course I expect to run into > issues but the errors could be more clear when they are. > > Continuing the install process now, will post updates here as I have them. > > I am happy to help try and fix these where I can, if you can point me in the > right direction - I have a fair amount of experience working with new users > at Twilio. I have also made exactly one commit to Pypy source code: > https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/commits/665baf750859/ Pypy is a lovely > project and I'd love to try and help make this process easier. > > Best, > Kevin > > -- > Kevin Burke | Twilio > phone: 925.271.7005 | kev.inburke.com > > _______________________________________________ > pypy-dev mailing list > pypy-dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pypy-dev > _______________________________________________ pypy-dev mailing list pypy-dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pypy-dev