P4PYTHON installation guide with known issues and solution
P4PYTHON installation guide with known issues and solution:-
Follow below steps to install p4python :-
1.
Download Packages
Download the Perforce C++ API from
ftp://ftp.perforce.com/perforce/r13.1/bin.linux26x86_64/p4api.tgz
Download the P4Python source code from
ftp://ftp.perforce.com/perforce/r13.1/bin.tools/p4python.tgz
2.
Extract the P4Python API archive into a new,
empty directory.
[root@AJ-RHEL ~]# cd /p4server/plugins/
[root@AJ-RHEL plugins]# ll
total 1360
-rw-r----- 1 root
root 1311050 Mar 30 14:36
p4api.tgz
-rw-r----- 1 root
root 68950 Mar 30 14:36
p4python.tgz
[root@AJ-RHEL plugins]# tar -xf p4api.tgz;tar -xf
p4python.tgz
drwxr-xr-x 5 20666 20666
4096 Apr 24 2014
p4api-2013.1.821990
drwxrwxrwx 3 root
root 4096 Mar 30 14:38 p4python-2013.1.642831
3.
To build P4Python, run the following command:
python setup.py build --apidir <Perforce
C++ API absolute path>
Note: in order to reinstall cleanly
P4Python, remove the directory named "build".
example :-
[root@AJ-RHEL p4python-2013.1.642831]# python setup.py
build --apidir /p4server/plugins/p4api-2013.1.821990/
4.
Before running the build test , set p4d
executable file into PATH variable by running :
export PATH=${PATH}:/p4/common/bin or
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/p4/common/bin
5.
To test
your P4Python build, run the following command:
python p4test.py
example:-
[root@AJ-RHEL p4python-2013.1.642831]# pwd
/p4server/plugins/p4python-2013.1.642831
[root@AJ-RHEL p4python-2013.1.642831]# python p4test.py
6.
To
install P4Python, run the following command:
python setup.py install --apidir
<Perforce C++ API absolute path>
Example:-
[root@AJ-RHEL p4python-2013.1.642831]# pwd
/p4server/plugins/p4python-2013.1.642831
[root@AJ-RHEL p4python-2013.1.642831]# python setup.py
install --apidir /p4server/plugins/p4api-2013.1.821990/
Known issue and resolution:-
1.
32-bit builds of P4Python require a 32-bit
version of the C++ API and a 32-bit version of Python. 64-bit builds of
P4Python require a 64-bit version of the C++ API and a 64-bit version of
Python.
2.
Getting the below error while trying to run
python setup.py build:
Error: command 'gcc' failed with exit
status 1
Resolution: python-devel rpm is missing (NOTE: python rpm
and python-devel must have same version)
3.
Root user can import P4 module while running .py
perforce script while non-root user cannot import P4 module.
Resolution: need to
give read permission to below site-packages which were generated after p4python
installation:-
Before:-
[root@AJ-RHEL~]# ll /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/ |
grep -i p4
-rwxr----- 1 root
root 2514156 Mar 30 14:38 P4API.so
-rw-r----- 1 root
root 26990 May 1 2013
P4.py
-rw-r----- 1 root
root 27928 Mar 30 14:38 P4.pyc
-rwxr----- 1 root
root 1055 Mar 30 14:39
p4python-2013.1.642831-py2.6.egg-info
After:-
[root@AJ-RHEL ~]# ll /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/ |
grep -i p4
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root
root 2514156 Mar 30 14:38 P4API.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root
root 26990 May 1 2013
P4.py
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root
root 27928 Mar 30 14:38 P4.pyc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root
root 1055 Mar 30 14:39
p4python-2013.1.642831-py2.6.egg-info
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