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PyQt-mac-gpl-4.5.1 has a bug in configure.py It will complain that the license is incompatible between itself and the "Desktop" version of Qt. The solution is to download a more recent snapshot (not the stable build at the top of the page, go further down the page). That compiles fine. update: no, sadly it does not install completely. see below. My eyes tend to glaze over when the license stuff comes up. I'm just playing around here, I'm not a lawyer. $ python configure.py
Determining the layout of your Qt installation...
This is the GPL version of PyQt 4.5.1 (licensed under the GNU General Public
License) for Python 2.5.2 on darwin.
Error: This version of PyQt and the Desktop edition of Qt have incompatible
licenses. This Qt SDK is what is referred to here as the Desktop Edition. Uninstalling: Mac seems to have removed the ability of the Installer to Uninstall. You used to be able to double click on the .pkg that is left in /Library/Receipts and uninstall. In any case in /Developer/Tools there is an uninstall-qtsdk.py script that nobody told nobody about. (ok, I guess it was mentioned in the Installer) Now when installing the correct "framework only" version, take notice that you can select your license in the installer. select GPL. When running PyQt configure.py you will be asked to agree to the terms of the license. PyQt 4.5.2 fails to install on os x 10.4.11: /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/ld: can't locate file for: -lqpycore
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [QtCore.so] Error 1
make: *** [install] Error 2 Programming is for saps and asshats. Not sure why I'm wasting my time just trying to test some framework.