how to compile and run it on linux? about easyabc

[mtarenskeen]

see "using_EasyABC_in_Linux.txt"

Can this issue be closed?

No it can't.

There used to be a time EasyABC worked fine on my Linux system (Fedora). But at a certain moment it stopped working and has never worked since then. Currently I'm using Fedora 38. I am not looking for an all-included-package, I want to be able to use up-to-date components and libraries that are already on my Fedora system. And I want to be able to update for example abcm2ps, abcMIDI, abc2xml, and xml2abc using the latest versions - and EasyABC should still function normally.

But for now I need to find a way to fix some python code in the current GIT version of EasyABC. If I clone the EasyABC sources and run
python3 easy_abc.py
from within the EasyABC directory I am getting this:

`

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mtarenskeen/Muziek/ABC/EasyABC/easy_abc.py", line 118, in
from abc_search import abc_matches_iter
File "/home/mtarenskeen/Muziek/ABC/EasyABC/abc_search.py", line 8, in
remove_non_notes = re.compile(r'(?xm)' + '|'.join([
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/re/init.py", line 227, in compile
return _compile(pattern, flags)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/re/init.py", line 294, in _compile
p = _compiler.compile(pattern, flags)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/re/_compiler.py", line 743, in compile
p = _parser.parse(p, flags)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/re/_parser.py", line 980, in parse
p = _parse_sub(source, state, flags & SRE_FLAG_VERBOSE, 0)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/re/_parser.py", line 455, in _parse_sub
itemsappend(_parse(source, state, verbose, nested + 1,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/re/_parser.py", line 841, in _parse
raise source.error('global flags not at the start '
re.error: global flags not at the start of the expression at position 78

`

Where should I start looking if I (or someone else) want to fix this?
I'd rather really fix this, than using the solution provided by #72 (comment)

[mmehl]

see "using_EasyABC_in_Linux.txt"

Can this issue be closed?

[yukulele]

I can run it, thanks!

some remarks:

• I think a minimum of information should be added in the readme with a link to the installation files.
• The txt format is not easy to read, a markdown format would be less intimidating.

Thank you for your help!

[mausch]

For anyone looking to run EasyABC on Linux, give this a try: #72

[mtarenskeen]

* The txt format is not easy to read, a markdown format would be less intimidating.

?? What's intimidating about the simplest text format? It's just text. Nothing more, nothing less.
I personally find *.md files more intimidating when I need to write and read/view them on my Linux box.