[PyKDE] Cannot build pyqt, sip: QSessionManager is undefined

[Phil Thompson]

On Saturday 28 October 2006 1:08 pm, Wiktor Grębla wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I've been living under a rock for a while, and this morning I woke-up
> with an idea to write
> a simple application in pyqt. A few weeks ago I've seen a new version of
> qt came out,
> so I thought it'd be a good idea to give it a chance .
>
> Here's what i have when I try to build snapshot-20061027
> (Ubuntu Dapper, qt* installed in ~/local) :
>
> Do you accept the terms of the license? yes
> Checking to see if the QtGui module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtNetwork module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtOpenGL module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtSql module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtSvg module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtTest module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtXml module should be built...
> Checking to see if the QtAssistant module should be built...
> Qt v4.2.1 free edition is being used.
> SIP snapshot-20061027 is being used.
>
> The Qt header files are in /home/greblus/local/qt4//include.
> The QtCore Qt library is in /home/greblus/local/qt4//lib.
> The Qt binaries are in /home/greblus/local/qt4//bin.
> The Qt mkspecs directory is in /home/greblus/local/qt4/.
> These PyQt modules will be built: QtCore QtGui QtNetwork QtSql QtSvg QtTest
> QtXml QtAssistant.
> The PyQt modules will be installed in /home/greblus/local/qt4/pyqt4.
> The PyQt .sip files will be installed in /home/greblus/local/qt4/pyqt4.
> pyuic4, pyrcc4 and pylupdate4 will be installed in
> /home/greblus/local/qt4/pyqt4.
> Generating the C++ source for the QtCore module...
> Creating the Makefile for the QtCore module...
> Generating the C++ source for the QtGui module...
> sip: QSessionManager is undefined
> Error: Unable to create the C++ code.
>
> Is it something obvious and I'm doing something wrong, or it's simply
> not implemented yet and I should wait a little longer?

It's a PyQt bug, but it only happens because your Qt has been built without 
session support.

Phil