Support Requests item #1255409, was opened at 2005-08-09 21:29 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=498104&aid=1255409&group_id=61702
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Install Problem (example) Group: None Status: Open Priority: 5 Submitted By: VWFeature (vwfeature) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Install problems in Linux: setup.py dies Initial Comment: Install using Setup gives error: _"$ python setup.py install running install error: invalid Python installation: unable to open /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)" Now a Python expert will immediately see what the problem is, but I'm not; that's why I'm using a script. When it doesn't work, I'm stuck. The idea of the software looks fabulous. I'm willing to slog through an put everything in some useable directory, if you'll explain what the script does- or you could fix the script to work on more *nix systems. Other people have had the same problem (see below). What's needed is a clear explanation of how to set up without using the script, or a foolproof script. (When engineers make things more foolproof, God invents better fools.) Here's my setup: AMD K6-2 at 533, 392 mb Mepis3.3.1 hd install Python 2.3.5 Distutils are installed. I'm a complete LInux newbie. Same error in 1.1.a1 and 1.0.4, and on this page http://mail.python.org/pipermail/spambayes/2005-July/017645.html He's using Mandrake. and here: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/spambayes/2005-May/017045.html > I'm trying to install spambayes 1.0.4 in a *nix account, and there seems to be a reasonable installation of python 2.3 on the machine. Nonetheless, after unzipping and de-tarring the source code, I get the following error: > % python setup.py install > running install > error: invalid Python installation: unable to open > /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory) Comment on prior response below- FWIW, I HAVE Distutils installed, and it still doesn't work. My impression-just from using lots of software, that is, as a user- is that it's a problem in PYTHON. That is, there's no consistent way to let the OS know where python keeps things, so there's no way to write scripts that always work. Or the script is calling a 'makefile' program that's been replaced. Prior response I believe (Googling seems to back this up) that this means that you need to install the python-devel (or however your system spells it) package to use distutils. (You can use SpamBayes without running setup.py, of course - just manually put the spambayes package directory on the PYTHONPATH, and run the scripts from wherever you like). HOW? "Can I just copy the required files manually? If so, what files (or directories) are needed to use spambayes with procmail (Kmail)?" I don't know how to set or find the 'PYTHONPATH' to install spambayes myself- if someone does, would you please explain it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=498104&aid=1255409&group_id=61702 _______________________________________________ Spambayes-bugs mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes-bugs
