There is a bug in the standard Boost libraries on Ubuntu 9.10, and to build VPython
you must first install Boost 1.38 libraries from https://launchpad.net/~ajmitch/+archive/ppa.
After adding the PPA and updating the packages the simple test cases above work for me on 9.10
http:// vpython. org/contents/ download_ linux.html says:
There is a bug in the standard Boost libraries on Ubuntu 9.10, and to build VPython /launchpad. net/~ajmitch/ +archive/ ppa.
you must first install Boost 1.38 libraries from https:/
After adding the PPA and updating the packages the simple test cases above work for me on 9.10
python-visual: de.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/universe Packages dpkg/status python1. 38.0: 6ubuntu6. 1~ppa1 6ubuntu6. 1~ppa1 6ubuntu6. 1~ppa1 0 ppa.launchpad. net karmic/main Packages dpkg/status 38.0-6ubuntu6 0 de.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/main Packages
Installed: 1:5.11-1
Candidate: 1:5.11-1
Version table:
*** 1:5.11-1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
libboost-
Installed: 1.38.0-
Candidate: 1.38.0-
Version table:
*** 1.38.0-
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
1.
500 http://