python 6 compilation failure on RHEL

[Ganesh Reddy K]

Hi All,

We are trying python 2.6 installation on an RHEL PC ,

whose 'uname -a' is (Linux 2.6.18-128.el5 #1 SMP Wed Dec 17 11:41:38
EST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux )


But, python compilation is not successfully done and showing a failure
log. Below is the capture of the same. Please see failure log shown
in the bottom of this mail.
How to solve the failure modules mentioned in the log ( bsddb185,
dl , imageop, sunaudiodev )

Please guide me to proceed further.

============== capture begin =================================
cd Python- 2.6.6

# ./configure
checking for --enable-universalsdk... no
checking for --with-universal-archs... 32-bit
checking MACHDEP... linux2
checking EXTRAPLATDIR...
checking machine type as reported by uname -m... x86_64
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checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
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checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
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checking for g++... g++
configure: WARNING:

By default, distutils will build C++ extension modules with "g++".
If this is not intended, then set CXX on the configure command line.

checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
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configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile.pre
config.status: creating Modules/Setup.config
config.status: creating pyconfig.h
creating Modules/Setup
creating Modules/Setup.local
creating Makefile
[root@117mc214 Python-2.6.6]# make
..
.
/Modules/_ctypes/malloc_closure.o
build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/prep_cif.o
build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi64.o
build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/unix64.o
build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi.o
build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/sysv.o
-L/usr/local/lib -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/_ctypes.so

Failed to find the necessary bits to build these modules:
bsddb185 dl imageop
sunaudiodev
To find the necessary bits, look in setup.py in detect_modules() for
the module's name.

running build_scripts
creating build/scripts-2.6
copying and adjusting /home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Tools/scripts/pydoc ->
build/scripts-2.6
copying and adjusting /home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Tools/scripts/idle ->
build/scripts-2.6
copying and adjusting /home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Tools/scripts/2to3 ->
build/scripts-2.6
copying and adjusting /home/b38514/Python-2.6.6/Lib/smtpd.py ->
build/scripts-2.6
changing mode of build/scripts-2.6/pydoc from 644 to 755
changing mode of build/scripts-2.6/idle from 644 to 755
changing mode of build/scripts-2.6/2to3 from 644 to 755
changing mode of build/scripts-2.6/smtpd.py from 644 to 755

[root@117mc214 Python-2.6.6]#
============== capture end ====================

[Emile van Sebille]

On 8/20/2012 6:31 AM Ganesh Reddy K said...

> But, python compilation is not successfully done and showing a failure
> log. Below is the capture of the same. Please see failure log shown
> in the bottom of this mail.
> How to solve the failure modules mentioned in the log ( bsddb185,
> dl , imageop, sunaudiodev )
>
> Please guide me to proceed further.

You're done, unless you specifically need support for any of those
specific modules.

Emile

[Kwpolska]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Ganesh Reddy K <ganesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We are trying python 2.6 installation on an RHEL PC ,
>
> whose 'uname -a' is (Linux 2.6.18-128.el5 #1 SMP Wed Dec 17 11:41:38
> EST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux )
>
>

> But, python compilation is not successfully done and showing a failure
> log. Below is the capture of the same. Please see failure log shown
> in the bottom of this mail.
> How to solve the failure modules mentioned in the log ( bsddb185,
> dl , imageop, sunaudiodev )
>
> Please guide me to proceed further.
>

> --
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Do you really need to compile python2.6? RHEL has packages for
python, and it's better to use pre-compiled packages rather than
compile them yourself. Also, 2.6 is an old version that you should
not be using 99% of the time.

--
Kwpolska <http://kwpolska.tk>
stop html mail | always bottom-post
www.asciiribbon.org | www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
GPG KEY: 5EAAEA16

[Walter Hurry]

I concur, but FYI the version of Python with RHEL5 is 2.4. Still, OP
should stick with that unless there is a pressing reason.

[Emile van Sebille]

On 8/20/2012 10:20 AM Walter Hurry said...

> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:12:05 +0200, Kwpolska wrote:

<snip 300+ lines of non-referred to content replicated by you both>

>> >Do you really need to compile python2.6? RHEL has packages for python,
>> >and it's better

s/better/sometimes easier

>> > to use pre-compiled packages rather than compile them yourself.


> I concur, but FYI the version of Python with RHEL5 is 2.4. Still, OP
> should stick with that unless there is a pressing reason.

Hence, the 2.6 install.

Learn-to-trim-ly y'rs,

Emile

[Walter Hurry]

First, sorry for my omission to trim.

Second, the reason for recommending that OP stick to the Red Hat provided
version (unless there is a pressing reason) is the question of the
already-paid-for Red Hat support.

And for that matter, if OP is forced to a later Python 2 version than
2.4, why not 2.7.3?

[Emile van Sebille]

On 8/20/2012 11:37 AM Walter Hurry said...

> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:02:25 -0700, Emile van Sebille wrote:
>
>> On 8/20/2012 10:20 AM Walter Hurry said...

>>> I concur, but FYI the version of Python with RHEL5 is 2.4. Still, OP
>>> should stick with that unless there is a pressing reason.
>>
>> Hence, the 2.6 install.
>
> First, sorry for my omission to trim.
>
> Second, the reason for recommending that OP stick to the Red Hat provided
> version (unless there is a pressing reason) is the question of the
> already-paid-for Red Hat support.

Generally, when you compile from source the binaries will install to
/usr/local/bin and not be in conflict with RH's install version.

> And for that matter, if OP is forced to a later Python 2 version than
> 2.4, why not 2.7.3?

Package dependencies. If the OP intends to install a package that
doesn't support other than 2.6, you install 2.6.

Emile

[Walter Hurry]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:19:23 -0700, Emile van Sebille wrote:

> Package dependencies. If the OP intends to install a package that
> doesn't support other than 2.6, you install 2.6.

It would be a pretty poor third party package which specified Python 2.6
exactly, rather than (say) "Python 2.6 or later, but not Python 3"

[Emile van Sebille]

On 8/20/2012 1:55 PM Walter Hurry said...

It doesn't need to be a poorly supported third party package to require
a non-current version of python -- just something as simple as an up and
running application. Suppose you're migrating an application to new
hardware. To make it interesting, assume it's a 10 year old zope
application. It's likely that to minimize effort you'll gather
(assuming you didn't save your sources - you do install from source,
right?) and install the versions prescribed.

Of course, if you're comfortable upgrading to the latest release then
then, by all means, do so. For me, python is used for for dozens of
rather significant one-offs that I prefer not to upgrade. Why mess with
a working app.

Emile

[Cameron Simpson]

On 20Aug2012 12:19, Emile van Sebille <em...@fenx.com> wrote:
| On 8/20/2012 11:37 AM Walter Hurry said...
| > On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:02:25 -0700, Emile van Sebille wrote:
| >> On 8/20/2012 10:20 AM Walter Hurry said...
| >>> I concur, but FYI the version of Python with RHEL5 is 2.4. Still, OP
| >>> should stick with that unless there is a pressing reason.
| >>
| >> Hence, the 2.6 install.
| >
| > First, sorry for my omission to trim.
| >
| > Second, the reason for recommending that OP stick to the Red Hat provided
| > version (unless there is a pressing reason) is the question of the
| > already-paid-for Red Hat support.
|
| Generally, when you compile from source the binaries will install to
| /usr/local/bin and not be in conflict with RH's install version.

I was going to chime in with this anyway had the thread said nothing; I
strongly prefer to specify --prefix explicitly with configure.

My personal habit to to build with (adjust to match):

--prefix=/usr/local/python-2.6.4

and put some symlinks in /usr/local/bin afterwards (python2.6, etc).

That way one doesn't tread on the system Python (after all the OS vendor
distro is also a collection of packages with coordinated versions)
and one can easily put in another python beside it.

| > And for that matter, if OP is forced to a later Python 2 version than
| > 2.4, why not 2.7.3?
|

| Package dependencies. If the OP intends to install a package that
| doesn't support other than 2.6, you install 2.6.

Indeed. And this is a strong reason to keep out of the vendor's /usr
filesystem space, also.

Cheers,
--
Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au>

[John Nagle]

On 8/20/2012 2:50 PM, Emile van Sebille wrote:
> On 8/20/2012 1:55 PM Walter Hurry said...
>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:19:23 -0700, Emile van Sebille wrote:
>>
>>> Package dependencies. If the OP intends to install a package that
>>> doesn't support other than 2.6, you install 2.6.
>>
>> It would be a pretty poor third party package which specified Python 2.6
>> exactly, rather than (say) "Python 2.6 or later, but not Python 3"

After a thread of clueless replies, it's clear that nobody
responding actually read the build log. Here's the problem:

Failed to find the necessary bits to build these modules:
bsddb185
dl
imageop
sunaudiodev

What's wrong is that the Python 2.6 build script is looking for
some antiquated packages that aren't in a current RHEL. Those
need to be turned off.

This is a known problem (see
http://pythonstarter.blogspot.com/2010/08/bsddb185-sunaudiodev-python-26-ubuntu.html)
but, unfortunately, the site with the patch for it
(http://www.lysium.de/sw/python2.6-disable-old-modules.patch)
is no longer in existence.

But someone archived it on Google Code, at

http://code.google.com/p/google-earth-enterprise-compliance/source/browse/trunk/googleclient/geo/earth_enterprise/src/third_party/python/python2.6-disable-old-modules.patch

so if you apply that patch to the setup.py file for Python 2.6, that
ought to help.

You might be better off building Python 2.7, but you asked about 2.6.

John Nagle

[Peter Otten]

John Nagle wrote:

> On 8/20/2012 2:50 PM, Emile van Sebille wrote:
>> On 8/20/2012 1:55 PM Walter Hurry said...
>>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:19:23 -0700, Emile van Sebille wrote:
>>>
>>>> Package dependencies. If the OP intends to install a package that
>>>> doesn't support other than 2.6, you install 2.6.
>>>
>>> It would be a pretty poor third party package which specified Python 2.6
>>> exactly, rather than (say) "Python 2.6 or later, but not Python 3"
>
> After a thread of clueless replies, it's clear that nobody
> responding actually read the build log. Here's the problem:

There are a lot of clueless statements on websites around the world.
I'll just quote the one significant comment on the lysium.de page:

"""
There's actually no need to apply your patch to setup.py. Python complains
about not being able to build those modules, but it will still build and
install just fine without them.
#6 Alexander Fairley on 2009-01-19 01:43
"""

which is unfortunately burried under an avalanche of "satisfied customer"
replies. Alexander, you're my hero ;)

>
> Failed to find the necessary bits to build these modules:
> bsddb185
> dl
> imageop
> sunaudiodev
>
> What's wrong is that the Python 2.6 build script is looking for
> some antiquated packages that aren't in a current RHEL. Those
> need to be turned off.
>
> This is a known problem (see
> http://pythonstarter.blogspot.com/2010/08/bsddb185-sunaudiodev-python-26-
ubuntu.html)
> but, unfortunately, the site with the patch for it
> (http://www.lysium.de/sw/python2.6-disable-old-modules.patch)
> is no longer in existence.
>
> But someone archived it on Google Code, at
>
> http://code.google.com/p/google-earth-enterprise-
compliance/source/browse/trunk/googleclient/geo/earth_enterprise/src/third_party/python/python2.6-
disable-old-modules.patch
>
> so if you apply that patch to the setup.py file for Python 2.6, that
> ought to help.

That patch prevents setup.py from adding a few names of rarely
needed/available modules to the list of missing modules. That's snakeoil.

OP: You can safely ignore the error message, the patch has no real-world
effect.

[Emile van Sebille]

On 8/20/2012 9:34 PM John Nagle said...

> After a thread of clueless replies,

s/clueless/unread

Emile

[Jerry Hill]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:34 AM, John Nagle <na...@animats.com> wrote:
> After a thread of clueless replies, it's clear that nobody
> responding actually read the build log. Here's the problem:

The very first reply, Emile's, pointed out that these were optional
modules, and that python did, in fact build successfully.

> Failed to find the necessary bits to build these modules:
> bsddb185
> dl
> imageop
> sunaudiodev
>
> What's wrong is that the Python 2.6 build script is looking for
> some antiquated packages that aren't in a current RHEL. Those
> need to be turned off.

They don't need to be turned off. They can either be ignored (because
they aren't needed, and did not cause the build to fail), or the
development libraries for those pieces can be installed and python
recompiled.

The rest of the thread has been commenting on the OP's choice of
python version and operating system. That's not exactly on topic, but
the original question was answered in the very first response.

--
Jerry

[Anssi Saari]

Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> writes:

> My personal habit to to build with (adjust to match):
>
> --prefix=/usr/local/python-2.6.4
>
> and put some symlinks in /usr/local/bin afterwards (python2.6, etc).

There's actually a program for that, it's called stow.