Install Eric 4 IDE on windows server 2008 (32 bit)

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Eric can be installed on windows from source or from binaries.

It is not necessary to install SIP seperateley, if you choose to install from the binaries. The instructions that mention SIP as a seperate install step, are referring to a source install.

How to Install Eric 4 on windows

(from binaries)

1) Check your python install

Make sure you have Python2.x, for example in c:\Python2.7

In this case you should also have c:\Python2.7;c:\Python2.7\Scripts in your windows %PATH%

To check, type echo %PATH% on the console.

2) Install PyQt 4 and QScintilla

Go to the section "Binary packages" of http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download

Choose the package tht fits your Python version and architecture, in this case python 2.7, 32 bit:

As of may 2012 this is:

http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/static/Downloads/PyQt4/PyQt-Py2.7-x86-gpl-4.9.1-1.exe

Download and install the file. I choosed a "full" install.

3) Download Eric 4:

You find the file at

http://sourceforge.net/projects/eric-ide/files/latest/download?source=files

or get it on

http://eric-ide.python-projects.org/eric4-download.html

Download and unzip eric4xxxx.zip to a directory of your choice, enter into the directory and run

python install.py

My console output looks like this:

Checking dependencies
Python Version: 2.7.2
Found PyQt4
Found QtHelp
Found QScintilla2
Qt Version: 4.8.0
PyQt Version:  4.9.1
QScintilla Version:  2.6.1
All dependencies ok.
Compiling user interface files...
Compiling source files...
Installing eric4 ...
Installation complete.

4) To run eric4:

Call the eric4.bat in your c:\Python2x directory.