Thanks John. If I use no Python option or simply: --with-python=/usr/bin/ , I get the following error:
checking that Python has a working distutils... Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix> Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>] 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback configure: error: If I use --with-python=/usr/bin/python2.3, I get this one: checking for --with-python... /usr/bin/python2.3 checking Python interpreter... /usr/bin/python2.3 checking Python version... Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix> Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>] 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback 2.3.4 checking that Python has a working distutils... Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix> Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>] 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback configure: error: ***** Distutils is not available or is incomplete for /usr/bin/python2.3 ***** If you installed Python from RPM (or other package manager) ***** be sure to install the -devel package, or install Python ***** from source. See README.LINUX for details Thanks. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Adam G. Garson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "mailman-users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman configuration error > You specified the python directory to configure instead of the path to > the python interpreter. What does "which python" give you? Probably > /usr/bin/python, you probably don't need to use the --with-python > argument (unless you have another version of python installed and you > want to force one over the other) > > John > > On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 13:55, Adam G. Garson wrote: > > Hi -- I'm trying to install Mailman on a Mandrake 10.1 system. I have new > > installations of Python 2.3.4 and GCC 3.4.2 both compiled from source -- no > > rpms. When I run the configure script I get the error quoted below. This > > occurs even as root, so I don't think it's a permission problem. I've done > > everything I can think of but can't resolve the issue. Can anybody give me > > some guidance on how to troubleshoot this one (I'm not a programmer)? > > Thanks very much. > > > > Adam Garson > > > > ***** Distutils is not available or is incomplete for /usr/bin/python > > ***** If you installed Python from RPM (or other package manager) > > ***** be sure to install the -devel package, or install Python > > ***** from source. See README.LINUX for details > > bash-2.05b$ > > > > /configure --with-username=adam --with-cgi-gid=webgroup --with-mailhost=nan > > nypay.net --with-urlhost=nannypay.net --with-python=/usr/local/lib/python2.3 > > checking for --with-python... /usr/local/lib/python2.3 > > checking Python interpreter... /usr/local/lib/python2.3 > > checking Python version... ./configure: line 1379: > > /usr/local/lib/python2.3: is a directory > > cat: conftest.out: No such file or directory > > configure: error: > > > > ***** /usr/local/lib/python2.3 is too old (or broken) > > ***** Python 2.1 or newer is required > > ***** Python 2.1.3 or better is recommended > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Mailman-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ > -- > John Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
