Missing /usr/lib/python2.3/config

[Tin Gherdanarra]

Hallo,

when trying to run the script ez_setup.py, I fail
with

unable to open /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile

This is true. There is no /usr/lib/python2.3/config
directory. A check on groups.google revealed that
this is a bug in my debian distro or something. Is
this true? Is there a work-around? I can't reinstall
debian because it is not my server.

Any clues appreciated, thanks
Tin

[Fredrik Lundh]

Re: Missing /usr/lib/python2.3/config

Tin Gherdanarra wrote:
[color=blue]
> when trying to run the script ez_setup.py, I fail
> with
>
> unable to open /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile
>
> This is true. There is no /usr/lib/python2.3/config
> directory. A check on groups.google revealed that
> this is a bug in my debian distro or something. Is
> this true?[/color]

to build Python extensions, you need the developer extensions:

http://packages.debian.org/stable/python/python-dev

[color=blue]
> Is there a work-around? I can't reinstall debian because it is
> not my server.[/color]

have you looked for prebuilt versions of whatever package it is you're
trying to install?

</F>

[Zoli]

Re: Missing /usr/lib/python2.3/config

Hi.
[color=blue]
> when trying to run the script ez_setup.py, I fail
> with
>
> unable to open /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile
>
> This is true. There is no /usr/lib/python2.3/config
> directory. A check on groups.google revealed that
> this is a bug in my debian distro or something. Is
> this true? Is there a work-around? I can't reinstall
> debian because it is not my server.[/color]

Install the python-dev package:

apt-get install python-dev

--
Zoli

[Tin Gherdanarra]

Re: Missing /usr/lib/python2.3/config

Zoli wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi.
>
>[color=green]
>>when trying to run the script ez_setup.py, I fail
>>with
>>
>> unable to open /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile
>>
>>This is true. There is no /usr/lib/python2.3/config
>>directory. A check on groups.google revealed that
>>this is a bug in my debian distro or something. Is
>>this true? Is there a work-around? I can't reinstall
>>debian because it is not my server.[/color]
>
>
> Install the python-dev package:
>
> apt-get install python-dev
>[/color]

This did it, thanks.

Tin