Skip to main content
_
_Adam_Twardoch_
Known Participant
October 26, 2003
Question

Problem running FDK with Python 2.3.2 on Windows XP

  • October 26, 2003
  • 5 replies
  • 1328 views
I just replaced Python 2.2.2 with Python 2.3.2 on my Windows XP (i.e., I uninstalled 2.2.2 first and installed 2.3.2 afterwards).

Now I cannot get FDK into working. When running FDK.py or MakeOTF.py, I keep getting:

C:\Python23\FDK\Tools\Programs\makeotf\exe>python MakeOTF.py
Error: Could not find makeotflib or makeotflibDB
['C:\\Python23\\FDK\\Tools\\Programs\\makeotf\\exe', 'C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\python23.zip', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\site-pac
kages\\Pythonwin', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\site-packages\\win32', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\site-packages\\win32\\lib', 'C:\\Pytho
n23\\lib\\site-packages', 'C:\\Python23\\DLLs', 'C:\\Python23\\lib', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\plat-win', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\
lib-tk', 'C:\\Python23', 'C:\\Python23\\FDK\\Tools\\SharedData', 'C:\\Python23\\FDK\\Tools\\Programs\\OTFProof\\exe\\nt'
, 'C:\\Python23\\FDK\\Tools\\Programs\\tx\\exe', 'C:\\Python23\\FDK\\Tools\\Programs\\tx\\exe\\nt', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\
site-packages\\FontTools', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\site-packages\\Numeric', 'C:\\Python23\\lib\\site-packages\\PIL', 'C:\\Py
thon23\\FDK\\Tools\\Programs\\makeotf\\exe\\nt']
Getting Font Environment data from: C:\Python23\FDK\Tools\SharedData\FontEnvironment.txt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "MakeOTF.py", line 77, in ?
from encryptfilelib import *
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

What can I do?

Adam
This topic has been closed for replies.

5 replies

_
_Read_Roberts_
Inspiring
September 21, 2005
No, it hasn't changed. Windows FDK libs were compiled with Python 2.2 headers. The only way to get the FDK to work is to use Python 2.2 under Windows. However, a new FDK release, updated to Python 2.4, will be out soon., 'soon' meaning early December 2005.
_
_Mark_DeVries_
Participant
September 20, 2005
Has this situation changed in any way? I recently downloaded the FDK, Python 2.4... all sorts of things I never used before. When I try to run "python FDK.py" I get the same error message, no doubt for the same reason. I have no idea how to "brute force" anything.

-Mark DeVries
_
_Antoine_Picard_
Participating Frequently
October 28, 2003
Yes, we are in the process of upgrading to python 2.3. It is really frustrating for us as well that the executables are not backwards compatible for pyd's and slb's.

Antoine
_
_Adam_Twardoch_Author
Known Participant
October 27, 2003
OK, I've done "brute force" for now: I binary-patched the .pyd files from "python22.dll" to "python23.dll". Issies a warning but works :/ I hope FDK 1.7 will be 2.3-compatible!

Adam
_
_Tom_Kacvinsky_
Participating Frequently
October 26, 2003
Adam,

I believe you are "sorry out of luck" with this, because the shared libraries (DLLs) used by the OTFDK are specific to the version of Python headers/libraries they were compiled with (if compiled with 2.2, usable with 2.2, but not 2.3). It appears that the specific problem you have right now is that the OTFDK search paths (.pth files) were not installed properly, but even if they were, the DLL import would still fail because of the aforementioned problem.

Tom
Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices