Install Sigil

triplemaya · 11-30-2011, 01:22 PM

I am running debian squeeze. I am very sad that Sigil used to work great on ubuntu and debian, but now it does not.

When I try to run Sigil I get
/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.14' not found (required by ./sigil)

I understand from this thread
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=146610
that I need to build Sigil. I have been using linux for ten years, and I have never yet successfully compiled an app. There is always something missing!

Nonetheless, I am willing. So far, bloody but unbowed.
First, I discover I need CMake. Which, it turns out needs more libraries ( the very problem I am trying to solve?). Got that working.

I run
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release /home/data/DownloadedSoftware/Sigil-0.4.2-Code

I get
Could NOT find Qt4: Found unsuitable version "4.6.3", but required is at
least "4.7.0" (found /usr/bin/qmake)

I download qt 4.7.4 from
http://get.qt.nokia.com/qtsdk/Qt_SDK..._v1_1_4_en.run
(( it says on this page
http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/09/01/qt-4-7-4-released/
that "Qt 4.7.4 is available as part of the Qt SDK update." so I'm assuming it is all in there somewhere.))

I install qt.

I still get the same error message. No suitable qt

qt came with an installer which ran for ten minutes or so, so I have no idea what it did or where it did or did not put anything. I am now utterly out of my depth, and the time allotted to get started on adapting my writing for an ebook is several hundred percent oversused! Help urgently requested.

user_none · 11-30-2011, 02:28 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=148638 follow the instructions in post #15.

triplemaya · 12-01-2011, 04:56 PM

Great. It worked.

At first I thought it didn't, but when I ran sigil.sh rather than sigil it worked fine.

Many thanks.

triplemaya · 12-01-2011, 05:12 PM

New problem! I have had to work on a friend's computer with windows. Now I need to bring all the files back to my computer. I have already tried to find out where the files are kept (I wanted to see if I could edit the html with a different editor) but I cannot find them. Please would you let me know where they are to be found.

Thanks.

theducks · 12-01-2011, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by triplemaya

New problem! I have had to work on a friend's computer with windows. Now I need to bring all the files back to my computer. I have already tried to find out where the files are kept (I wanted to see if I could edit the html with a different editor) but I cannot find them. Please would you let me know where they are to be found.

Thanks.

The files you edit in Sigil are the originals, in the original location.

triplemaya · 12-01-2011, 07:03 PM

Doh! Thanks.

So the .epub file is either an archive of some kind, or has a very complex flat file with the different chapters marked out. I guess Sigil is the only way one accesses the internal structure.

Serpentine · 12-01-2011, 07:05 PM

It's just a zip file, you can extract them rather easily if you just want to grab the markup for editing. An alternative is to use the Tweak Epub plugin for calibre which extracts and repacks as well as a few other things - letting you make your changes then preview them easily.

user_none · 12-02-2011, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serpentine

It's just a zip file, you can extract them rather easily if you just want to grab the markup for editing.

Getting the contents out of the archive is easy but putting it back together is not. If you're using OS X you can use the instructions / apple script from here to ensure the EPUB is created properly.

triplemaya · 12-02-2011, 08:34 AM

I was having problems, but I have now been shown the Calibre ebup exploder by helpful members.

Thanks everyone.

12-01-2011, 04:56 PM	#3
triplemaya Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle	Great. It worked. At first I thought it didn't, but when I ran sigil.sh rather than sigil it worked fine. Many thanks. Last edited by triplemaya; 12-01-2011 at 05:10 PM.

12-02-2011, 08:34 AM	#9
triplemaya Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle	I was having problems, but I have now been shown the Calibre ebup exploder by helpful members. Thanks everyone. Last edited by triplemaya; 12-02-2011 at 09:03 AM. Reason: Found out problem was too old a version.

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11-30-2011, 01:22 PM	#1
triplemaya Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle	[SOLVED] Install Sigil I am running debian squeeze. I am very sad that Sigil used to work great on ubuntu and debian, but now it does not. When I try to run Sigil I get /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.14' not found (required by ./sigil) I understand from this thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=146610 that I need to build Sigil. I have been using linux for ten years, and I have never yet successfully compiled an app. There is always something missing! Nonetheless, I am willing. So far, bloody but unbowed. First, I discover I need CMake. Which, it turns out needs more libraries ( the very problem I am trying to solve?). Got that working. I run cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release /home/data/DownloadedSoftware/Sigil-0.4.2-Code I get Could NOT find Qt4: Found unsuitable version "4.6.3", but required is at least "4.7.0" (found /usr/bin/qmake) I download qt 4.7.4 from http://get.qt.nokia.com/qtsdk/Qt_SDK..._v1_1_4_en.run (( it says on this page http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/09/01/qt-4-7-4-released/ that "Qt 4.7.4 is available as part of the Qt SDK update." so I'm assuming it is all in there somewhere.)) I install qt. I still get the same error message. No suitable qt qt came with an installer which ran for ten minutes or so, so I have no idea what it did or where it did or did not put anything. I am now utterly out of my depth, and the time allotted to get started on adapting my writing for an ebook is several hundred percent oversused! Help urgently requested. Last edited by triplemaya; 12-02-2011 at 09:04 AM. Reason: Problem solved

11-30-2011, 02:28 PM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=148638 follow the instructions in post #15.

12-01-2011, 05:12 PM	#4
triplemaya Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle	New problem! I have had to work on a friend's computer with windows. Now I need to bring all the files back to my computer. I have already tried to find out where the files are kept (I wanted to see if I could edit the html with a different editor) but I cannot find them. Please would you let me know where they are to be found. Thanks.

12-01-2011, 07:03 PM	#6
triplemaya Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle	Doh! Thanks. So the .epub file is either an archive of some kind, or has a very complex flat file with the different chapters marked out. I guess Sigil is the only way one accesses the internal structure.

12-01-2011, 07:05 PM	#7
Serpentine Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 1045911 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Device: Kindle 3	It's just a zip file, you can extract them rather easily if you just want to grab the markup for editing. An alternative is to use the Tweak Epub plugin for calibre which extracts and repacks as well as a few other things - letting you make your changes then preview them easily.

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