Thunderbird build error / Python Install Tool

[Axel Siebenwirth]

Hi,

I'm new to building Mozilla products from source.
I've followed the instructions at
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Simple_Thunderbird_build and
also checked the items at "Problems Building?" on the above page.

It seems to be related to setting up/installing the python pip, which
install package apparently is not available or cant be found.

The files are available in the following places:

./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/mozilla/_tests/mozmill/resources/virtualenv/virtualenv_support/pip-1.0.2.tar.gz
./mail/test/resources/virtualenv/virtualenv_support/pip-1.0.2.tar.gz

This is the corresponding build output:

rm -rf ../../../mozilla/_tests/mozmill/../mozmill-virtualenv && \
mkdir ../../../mozilla/_tests/mozmill/../mozmill-virtualenv && \
unset MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET && \
/home/axel/projects/external/svn/mozilla/comm-central/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/mozilla/_virtualenv/bin/python ../../../mozilla/_tests/mozmill/resources/installmozmill.py ../../../mozilla/_tests/mozmill/../mozmill-virtualenv
Python: 2.7.3 (default, Sep 26 2012, 21:51:14)
[GCC 4.7.2]
Using real prefix '/usr'
New python executable in
/home/axel/projects/external/svn/mozilla/comm-central/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/mozilla/_tests/mozmill-virtualenv/bin/python
Installing setuptools............done.
Installing pip...
Error [Errno 2] No such file or directory while executing command
/home/axel/projects/...env/bin/easy_install
/home/axel/projects/...ort/pip-1.0.2.tar.gz
...Installing pip...done.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "virtualenv/virtualenv.py", line 2098, in <module>
main()
File "virtualenv/virtualenv.py", line 928, in main
never_download=options.never_download)
File "virtualenv/virtualenv.py", line 1042, in create_environment
install_pip(py_executable, search_dirs=search_dirs,
never_download=never_download)
File "virtualenv/virtualenv.py", line 640, in install_pip
filter_stdout=_filter_setup)
File "virtualenv/virtualenv.py", line 966, in call_subprocess
cwd=cwd, env=env)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1259, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Failure to install virtualenv
make[5]: *** [mozmill-virtualenv] Error 1
make[5]: Leaving directory
`/home/axel/projects/external/svn/mozilla/comm-central/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/mail/test/mozmill'
make[4]: *** [libs] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory
`/home/axel/projects/external/svn/mozilla/comm-central/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/mail'
make[3]: *** [libs_tier_app] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory
`/home/axel/projects/external/svn/mozilla/comm-central/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
make[2]: *** [tier_app] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory
`/home/axel/projects/external/svn/mozilla/comm-central/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
make[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/home/axel/projects/external/svn/mozilla/comm-central/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
make: *** [build] Error 2


Thank you very much for any input,
Axel