I have a MAC OSX 10.7.5 and am trying to learn how to use QGIS.
Following a couple of tutorials I came to know I have to install shapely.
I followed the instructions by the multi-cited http://tumblr.pauladamsmith.com, but I am afraid I did not understand neither how to start the installation.
I downloaded all the required files (i.e. GDAL 1.10 and its python package but did not move them in any particular directory – i.e. the complete GDAL framework seems to be installed into Library and the GDAL python package is still in the Download folder).
I did the following, thanks to the instructions of the link above:
MacBook-Pro-di-myname:Downloads myname$ cd /Users/myname/Downloads/GDAL-1.9.1
MacBook-Pro-di-myname:GDAL-1.9.1 myname$ CFLAGS=`/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/1.10/Programs/gdal-config --cflags`
MacBook-Pro-di-myname:GDAL-1.9.1 myname$ LDFLAGS=`/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/1.10/Programs/gdal-config --libs` python setup.py install
but then that’s what I get:
running install
error: can't create or remove files in install directory
The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the
installation directory:
[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/test-easy-install-3861.write-test'
The installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or the distutils default setting) was:
/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/
Perhaps your account does not have write access to this directory? If the
installation directory is a system-owned directory, you may need to sign in
as the administrator or "root" account. If you do not have administrative
access to this machine, you may wish to choose a different installation
directory, preferably one that is listed in your PYTHONPATH environment
variable.
For information on other options, you may wish to consult the
documentation at:
http://peak.telecommunity.com/EasyInstall.html
Please make the appropriate changes for your system and try again.
Where is this error coming from? What I am getting wrong? Since this error impedes me to continue I cannot follow the other instructions at the link above, so I am pretty stuck with my work and cannot continue.
I will appreciate any type of help: I am totally ignorant on Python language and programming as a whole, indeed it was an unexpected problem during my QGIS learning.
Thanks a lot
Fra