Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:59:22 -0600
From: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>
To: gopher@complete.org
Subject: [gopher] Re: issues installing pygopherd
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It sounds like you don't have a full Python install.  If you're on
Debian, try apt-get install python2.2-dev.  What platform are you on?

-- John

On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 12:48:21PM -0600, Christopher M. Hobbs wrote:
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> I'm having some problems getting pygopherd installed.  My first guess 
> is that I'm missing some python modules or something of that nature.  
> Anyone have any ideas?  Here is the output of 'python2.2 setup.py 
> install'
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> [root@goiaba pygopherd]# python2.2 setup.py install
> running install
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "setup.py", line 38, in ?
>      license = pygopherd.version.license
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/core.py", line 138, in setup
>      dist.run_commands()
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 902, in run_commands
>      self.run_command(cmd)
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 921, in run_command
>      cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/cmd.py", line 112, in 
> ensure_finalized
>      self.finalize_options()
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/command/install.py", line 267, in 
> finalize_options
>      (prefix, exec_prefix) = get_config_vars('prefix', 'exec_prefix')
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/sysconfig.py", line 417, in 
> get_config_vars
>      func()
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/sysconfig.py", line 322, in 
> _init_posix
>      raise DistutilsPlatformError(my_msg)
> distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: invalid Python installation: 
> unable to open /usr/lib/python2.2/config/Makefile (No such file or 
> directory)
> 
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> Thanks in advance, and sorry if this is the wrong place to ask such a 
> question.  Is there any other documentation on pygopherd other than the 
> manpage that I should check?
> - --
> C.M. Hobbs, KD5RYO
> http://hobbsc.sdf-us.org
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