what do I need to do to get this install scirpt to run?-SOLVED

nowadays I'm forgetting things more than I remember things

Downloaded a WarpDT update via AmiUpdate but when I run the script it opens up MultiEdit? Go to Info-Icon-Default Tool and change it to Installer? IconX?

so what default tool will run this installs script then

Try "SYS:Utilities/Installation Utility" or
"Sys:system/Python/python"

@TearsOfMe

You beat me to it! 6 minutes to late! ;)

@328gts
It should be "Installation Utility" in SYS:Utilities

thanks guys so I don't have that/those files so it seems I don't have python installed?? Latest version on OS4depot is from 2006 for OS4 ???

Python executable should be in C, try C:Python

That all should actually be included in a standard OS 4 installation. Strange.

just install them by hand, omg who uses python as an installer script crazy

The OS ;)

https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/Installation_Utility#Basic_Concept

@TearsOfMe

I've installed every update since OS4.1 came out so no idea

@328gts

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OS4 also has the old OS3-style installer (SYS:Utilities/Installer). Since WarpDT is cross-Amiga-platform, it's more likely that it uses this installer rather than the Python-based installation utility, which is OS4 only.

where can I get this "Installation Utility" ? can't find it on aminet or OS4depot?

@328gts

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It's part of OS4.1, as is the older Installer, so you should already have both. They both live in Sys:Utilities, though only the Installation Utility has an icon.

@msteed

ok thanks, for some reason I must have removed it but found an old sys backup from a while back and copied the file back. Now I'm getting an error message from Installation Utility "ERROR:Python Runtime Error,Return code-1" ?

so where do I get the Rabbit hole...er Python now ?

@328gts

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Python comes with OS 4.1 too, so you should already have it as well. Python has several parts: There's a small program called Python that lives in Sys:C. There's also libpython25.so, which lives in Sys:SObjs. Finally, there's a Python directory in Sys:System that has a bunch of other files that Python uses. Check to see if any of these have also gone missing.

@msteed

just checked and I have those files dated December 18,2016 and in System folder it's dated Jan6/2021...could I be missing a file?

tried using c:python in the installer script (as per Petrol's recommendation) instead of installation utility and got this error:

" File "AutoInstall", line 1
CopyStore WarpDT `GetEnv AppDir/WarpDT`
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax"

Like, just install it by hand. It's not hard. .datatype files go in SYS:Classes/DataTypes/ and the files with icons go in DEVS:DataTypes

@328gts
Quote:AutoInstall files are shell scripts used by AmiUpdate.
It looks like you have disabled installing updates in AmiUpdate.
If you want to manually install AmiUpdate updates instead (why?) go to the directory with the unpacked download in a shell and use
For example the AmiUpdate "CopyStore" command creates a backup of the old version, to be able to use the AmiUpdate "rollback" function to downgrade to previous versions in case something doesn't work in the update, and installs the new version, in this line probably the "WarpDT" prefs program.

@328gts

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That's what I have, too. Try opening a shell window and typing "Python" then pressing Return. If you get a short message from Python and then the '>>>' Python prompt then the Python interpreter is running. Press Ctrl and '\' to exit Python.

Quote:
As joerg noted, AutoInstall files are AmigaDOS scripts, not Python. The 'install.py' file in your earlier screenshot is the Python script. Per that screenshot it looks like you downloaded a number of different updates at the same time, and I suspect there's some confusion on which install script goes with which update (in particular, I wonder if the Python script doesn't belong to the SuperStarBlast1.11Update rather than WarpDT).

@NinjaCyborg

yes yes I know lol I’m curious to find the end of this Rabbit Hole ok

@ msteed & joerg

thanks will check when I’m back in front of my X1000

@joerg

thanks that solved it! Don't know or remember why 'automatic install' was disabled..maybe an AmiUpdate update? anyhow it's working now and now I know

@ msteed

checked and Python from Shell is working fine..thanks for your help