I did not yet installed expat, so I ignore it at start. I don't think it's the problem, for I tried with python from fink, expat installed and got the same error.
Here is the traceback $ ./configure --prefix=/opt/Zope2.8 --ignore-expat Configuring Zope installation Testing for an acceptable Python interpreter... Python version 2.3.5 found at /usr/bin/python The optimum Python version (2.3.5) was found at /usr/bin/python. - Zope top-level binary directory will be /opt/Zope2.8. - Makefile written. Next, run make. $ make "/usr/bin/python" "/Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/setup.py" \ build --build-base="/Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3" --build-lib="/Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib" --build-scripts="/Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-scripts" --build-temp="/Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-temp" running build running build_py creating /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3 creating /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib creating /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib/ZConfig creating /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib/ZConfig/components creating /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib/ZConfig/components/basic creating /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib/ZConfig/components/basic/tests copying ZConfig/components/basic/tests/__init__.py -> /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib/ZConfig/components/basic/tests copying ZConfig/components/basic/tests/test_mapping.py -> /Users/spuhlema/Desktop/Zope-2.8.6-final/build-base/python-2.3/build-lib/ZConfig/components/basic/tests error: package directory 'build/lib/darwin-8/5/2-i386-2/4/zope/app/traversing/ftests' does not exist make: *** [build] Error 1
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