Re: [Visualpython-users] Fedora

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:44:09 +0000
Peter Borcherds wrote:

> when visualpython-users are sending a message relevant only to a
> subject specific subgroup such as fedora, it would save the rest of
> us time if this were to be shown clearly in the message subject
> 
> Peter
> P H Borcherds
> ________________________________
> From: Thomas Spura [to...@fe...]
> Sent: 21 March 2011 22:11
> To: Bru...@nc...
> Cc: vis...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Visualpython-users] polygon dependency
> 
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:46:53 -0600
> Bruce Sherwood wrote:
> 
> > My mistake, as I had intended that the recent releases in fact make
> > Polygon and ttfquery optional (in which case extrusion and text
> > objects are not available). The mistake is that the start of
> > vis/shapes.py should look like this:
> >
> > from math import pi, cos, sin, sqrt, tan, atan, acos
> > try:
> >     from Polygon import Polygon
> >     from Polygon.Shapes import Star
> >     from ttfquery import describe, glyphquery, glyph
> > except:
> >     pass
> > import vis
> >
> > import os, sys, glob
> >
> > (vis/primitives.py already checks for Polygon and ttfquery
> > availability and issues an appropriate warning.)
> >
> > The corrected shapes.py is now in CVS.
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot... Then the next version will be usable in fedora
> again. :)
> 
>         Thomas

The polygon dependency is nasty on all free (as in freedom) operation
systems. A subject like "freeos: polygon dependency" doesn't make any
sense.

	Thomas