On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Corey Ashford <cjash...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > On 06/24/2010 06:45 AM, Dan Terpstra wrote: >> >> Why do you need to install swig? >> If we have no intention to use a scripting language for libpfm4, should it >> be required that a default build have swig? This seems like an unnecessary >> constraint placed on the build environment. I'd rather see the python stuff >> built optionally with a command line argument or an environment variable or >> something. >> - d > > Either that, or detect the error during the make and generate a useful error > message like: > > "In order to build the Python interface, you need to have swig installed. > Or you can choose not to build the Python interface > by adding NO_PYTHON=1 to the make invocation." > Maybe we should default to python off. I think you can detect the presence of swig without autoconf. They do a lot of that in the Makefile for perf.
> I don't know how hard that would be to implement swig detection in a make > file. It sounds like something that might be better done with the autoconf > tool set. > I am trying to avoid autoconf to keep things simple. > - Corey > >> >> On Jun 23, 2010, at 5:52 PM, stephane eranian wrote: >> >>> You need to install swig. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Corey Ashford >>> <cjash...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I'm seeing a build problem with the current libpfm4. I cloned a fresh >>>> copy today on a Power6 machine, and when I do a make, I get this error: >>>> >>>> ... >>>> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/corey/libpfm4/libpfm4/python' >>>> ./setup.py build >>>> running build >>>> running build_py >>>> file src/perfmon_int.py (for module perfmon.perfmon_int) not found >>>> file src/perfmon_int.py (for module perfmon.perfmon_int) not found >>>> running build_ext >>>> building 'perfmon._perfmon_int' extension >>>> swigging src/perfmon_int.i to src/perfmon_int_wrap.c >>>> swig -python -I../include -o src/perfmon_int_wrap.c src/perfmon_int.i >>>> unable to execute swig: No such file or directory >>>> error: command 'swig' failed with exit status 1 >>>> make[1]: *** [all] Error 1 >>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/corey/libpfm4/libpfm4/python' >>>> make: *** [all] Error 2 >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate >>>> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the >>>> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> perfmon2-devel mailing list >>>> perfmon2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perfmon2-devel >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate >>> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the >>> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo >>> _______________________________________________ >>> perfmon2-devel mailing list >>> perfmon2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perfmon2-devel >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ perfmon2-devel mailing list perfmon2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perfmon2-devel
