[Zope] Debian zope2.3.1 installation powerpc

Steve Drees drees@the-bridge.net
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:56:03 -0500


> > I downloaded http://mwr.ddts.net/a/mwr/zope_2.3.1-1_i386.deb
> > then tried to install it.
> > 
> >       ~# dpkg -i /home/someuser/zope_2.3.1-1_i386.deb
> > 
> >       dpkg :  error
> >       package architecture (i386) does not match system (powerpc)
> > 
> > So python byte-code is NOT cross architecture?
> 
> According to the Python tutorial it is platform independent.


Zope includes some non-python libraries.

i.e. Building zope from source runs a C compiler for some libraries.
Hence the architecture warning.


<disclaimer type="cya">I've never used debian.</disclaimer>