From d02ce3d26c5dab26ad1219527e77f70e04d4f1c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Hansen Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:51:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Move technical question to the top. --- doc/sources/faq.rst | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/sources/faq.rst b/doc/sources/faq.rst index 1f49656bf..e3c7b09a3 100644 --- a/doc/sources/faq.rst +++ b/doc/sources/faq.rst @@ -7,6 +7,48 @@ There are a number of questions that repeatedly need to be answered. The following document tries to answer some of them. +Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault +--------------------------------------------------------- + +Most of time, this issue is due to an usage of old graphics driver. Install the +latest graphics driver available for your graphics card, and it could be ok. + +If not, please report a detailled issue to github, by following the +:ref:`contribute` document, in the section `Reporting an Issue`. This is very +important for us because that kind of error can be very hard to debug. Give us +all the informations you can give about your environment and execution. + +Technical FAQ +============= + +undefined symbol: glGenerateMipmap +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You might have a too old graphics card. Update your graphics drivers to the +latest available version, and retry. + +ImportError: No module named event +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +If you use Kivy from our development version, you must compile it before +using it. In the kivy directory, do:: + + make force + +Pip installation failed +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Installing Kivy using Pip is not currently supported. Because Pip force the +usage of setuptools, setuptools hack build_ext to use pyrex for generating .c, +and they are no clean solution to hack against both weird behaviors to use +Cython. (Reference: http://mail.scipy.org/pipermail/nipy-devel/2011-March/005709.html) + +Solution: use `easy_install`, as our documentation said. + + +Project FAQ +=========== + Why do you use Python? Isn't it slow? ------------------------------------- @@ -171,40 +213,3 @@ Here's a checklist: Good luck! :-) -Common issues -------------- - -undefined symbol: glGenerateMipmap -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -You might have a too old graphics card. Update your graphics drivers to the -latest available version, and retry. - -ImportError: No module named event -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -If you use Kivy from our development version, you must compile it before -using it. In the kivy directory, do:: - - make force - -Pip installation failed -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Installing Kivy using Pip is not currently supported. Because Pip force the -usage of setuptools, setuptools hack build_ext to use pyrex for generating .c, -and they are no clean solution to hack against both weird behaviors to use -Cython. (Reference: http://mail.scipy.org/pipermail/nipy-devel/2011-March/005709.html) - -Solution: use `easy_install`, as our documentation said. - -Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault ---------------------------------------------------------- - -Most of time, this issue is due to an usage of old graphics driver. Install the -latest graphics driver available for your graphics card, and it could be ok. - -If not, please report a detailled issue to github, by following the -:ref:`contribute` document, in the section `Reporting an Issue`. This is very -important for us because that kind of error can be very hard to debug. Give us -all the informations you can give about your environment and execution.