[Python-Dev] Hunting down configure script error

2006-10-24 Thread Christopher Taylor
Per my conversation with Martin v. Löwis on the python-list, I think I have found a problem with the configure script and Makefile.in. For Python 2.4.4 it seems that the arguement --libdir does not change the Makefile. Specifically I need this to change the libdir to /usr/lib64 for RH on a

Re: [Python-Dev] Hunting down configure script error

2006-10-24 Thread Christopher Taylor
Ok, here's what I found: In addition to the configure script not taking changing LIBDIR, Modules/getpath.c uses a hardcoded value for static chat lib_python[] = lib/python VERSION; which appears on line 134. So even if the configure script changes LIBDIR it won't do much good because the value

Re: [Python-Dev] Hunting down configure script error

2006-10-24 Thread skip
Christopher I'm wondering if my posts are going through?? Yup. Sorry, but I've no useful comments to make on your problems though. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Hunting down configure script error

2006-10-24 Thread Steve Holden
Christopher Taylor wrote: Ok, here's what I found: In addition to the configure script not taking changing LIBDIR, Modules/getpath.c uses a hardcoded value for static chat lib_python[] = lib/python VERSION; which appears on line 134. So even if the configure script changes LIBDIR it won't

Re: [Python-Dev] Hunting down configure script error

2006-10-24 Thread Christopher Taylor
Your posts are making it. It's just that everyone's ignoring you :) I feel loved . Seriously, why would somoene ignore this? this is obviously not a pebkac problem. Respectfully, Christopher Taylor ___ Python-Dev mailing list

Re: [Python-Dev] Hunting down configure script error

2006-10-24 Thread Fredrik Lundh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure what a pebkac problem is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEBKAC You'll learn some new nonsense every day ;-) /F ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Hunting down configure script error

2006-10-24 Thread Steve Holden
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your posts are making it. It's just that everyone's ignoring you :) Christopher I feel loved . Christopher Seriously, why would somoene ignore this? this is Christopher obviously not a pebkac problem. I'm not sure what a pebkac problem