[pyddr-discuss] pyddr 0.9.0 not working in OS 10.3.2

[Jensen Gelfond]

OK, so I finally had time to go to the visionegg page ( 
http://www.visionegg.org/install-macosx-details.html ) (by the time I 
got there they had specific instructions for Panther, so I followed 
those) and did all of the installations, etc through the package 
manager (it all went seemingly flawlessly).  So I did all of that, 
restarted the computer for good measure, and pydance is still giving me 
the same error on launch( RegisterProcess failed (error = -50) ).  To 
refresh you, the first thing I did when I installed pydance for the 
first time was install the kitchen sink.  That didn't work, so then I 
did the vision egg thing.  So, I'm ready to do whatever else I have to 
to get this working.
I'm beginning to wonder if maybe the pygame kitchen sink messed up my 
python install since what I think you were telling me is that it 
installs older libraries..anyway, that's purely speculation since I 
have no idea how all of this stuff works.  Any help?

Jensen



On Feb 12, 2004, at 5:04 PM, theGREENzebra wrote:

> Hi Jensen,
>
>> Isn't this all stuff that the py_kitchensink installs for me already?
>
> Yes, but "this all stuff" is more up to date than the kitchen sink 
> when you use package manager.
>
>> And is that a current installation?  Just wondering, cuz I'm a little 
>> worried that by doing all of this mucking about I'll do something to 
>> my computer...(I've never used Python before so maybe assuage that 
>> fear).
>
> The idea of package manager is _supposed_ to be that you can always 
> point it somewhere and get an up to date version of a program or some 
> libraries. In practice, it doesn't always work, but I can say that the 
> downloadable kitchen sink is not as up to date as the package manager 
> stuff.
>
>> Also, I see that the new 0.9.1 release is out of pydance but not for 
>> mac....could that possible solve my problems once the mac version is 
>> out?
>
> No, it probably won't solve your problems, because the way pydance is 
> run hasn't changed that much from 0.9.0 to 0.9.1. If we can get a 
> traceback (you'll have to run pydance via terminal) we can be more 
> useful and there's a small chance you will be able to avoid mucking 
> with package manager, but I would rather your libraries be up to date 
> before helping.
>
> B
> -- 
> *  http://clickass.org  *  ICQ# 1107012  *  AIM/Yahoo: theGREENzebra *
> -----GEEK CODE 3.12-----
> GCM/CS/IT/MU d? s: a24 C++++ UL++++ P+ L+++>$ E---- W++ N+ o K- w---$ 
> O- M V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP- t++(+++) 5- X R tv(+) b+(-) DI+++ D+ G++ e h++ 
> r+(---) y+ UF*++
Isn't this all stuff that the py_kitchensink installs for me already?  
And is that a current installation?  Just wondering, cuz I'm a little 
worried that by doing all of this mucking about I'll do something to my 
computer...(I've never used Python before so maybe assuage that fear).  
Also, I see that the new 0.9.1 release is out of pydance but not for 
mac....could that possible solve my problems once the mac version is 
out?

Jensen

On Feb 12, 2004, at 3:58 AM, theGREENzebra wrote:

> Hi there,
>
>> I'm new to pyddr but thought that I would try it out on my Mac since 
>> I love DDR in the arcade but don't have a PS2 to play it on at home. 
>> But unfortunately it isn't working for me. When I open the program it 
>> bounces a few times and then disappears from the dock. The only clue 
>> I have is "RegisterProcess failed (error = -50)" which appears in my 
>> console.
>
> Well, that's a new one.
>
>> Here's how I installed the program. I have OS 10.3.2 on an iMac 700 
>> CDRW flat panel with 640 megs ram.
> [snip]
> Well, while that sounds like the same thing I would do given an OSX 
> box, I'm going to defer you to this page:
>
> http://www.visionegg.org/install-macosx-details.html
>
> Can you see if these install instructions work (don't do the vision 
> egg stuff, just follow the instructions under the "INSTALLING PYTHON 
> AND MODULES" heading)? Hopefully this will help.
>
> Let me know how you progress.
>
> Brendan
> -- 
> *  http://clickass.org  *  ICQ# 1107012  *  AIM/Yahoo: theGREENzebra *
> -----GEEK CODE 3.12-----
> GCM/CS/IT/MU d? s: a24 C++++ UL++++ P+ L+++>$ E---- W++ N+ o K- w---$ 
> O- M V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP- t++(+++) 5- X R tv(+) b+(-) DI+++ D+ G++ e h++ 
> r+(---) y+ UF*++