Python 2.6.1 build problems

[DragonFire]

Hi,

I am trying to build Python 2.6.1 (upgrade) on Ubuntu 8.10 in preparation for a class next week. When I try to build it from the source files I run into two problems.

1. The first (resolved) was:

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

I was able to reslove this by using a patch "python2.6-disable-old-modules.patch"

2. The second and currently un-resolvable issue is that the build fails to link in tkinter. I can't quite figure this one out, since I thought that this was part of Python.

*** WARNING: renaming "_tkinter" since importing it failed: libtk8.5.so.0:

cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Failed to build these modules:

_tkinter

running build_scripts

arana@arana-linux:~/Desktop/Python-2.6.1$  

Is there anyone out there that has figured out how to get this build to finish? I've kinda run out of tricks!

Arana

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[Scott David Daniels]

Arana Fireheart wrote:
> ... The second and currently un-resolvable issue is that the build fails
> to link in tkinter. I can't quite figure this one out, since I thought
> that this was part of Python.
>
> Is there anyone out there that has figured out how to get this build to
> finish? I've kinda run out of tricks!

It is essential to have a Tcl/Tk development package installed before
configuring Python.  I don't know enough about what packages you need
for Ubuntu, but check into it; that may be the problem (than make clean
./configure, ....)

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[Charles Cossé]

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Scott David Daniels
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> Arana Fireheart wrote:
>>
>> ... The second and currently un-resolvable issue is that the build fails
>> to link in tkinter. I can't quite figure this one out, since I thought that
>> this was part of Python.
>>
>> Is there anyone out there that has figured out how to get this build to
>> finish? I've kinda run out of tricks!
>
> It is essential to have a Tcl/Tk development package installed before
> configuring Python.  I don't know enough about what packages you need
> for Ubuntu, but check into it; that may be the problem (than make clean
> ./configure, ....)

if you're building from source then check the configure options:
./configure --help and hopefully you can add a flag to configure
without Tcl/Tk/TkInter at all ...
ie ...

./configure --without-tk --without-tkinter

(something like that .... maybe)

-Charles

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[Vern Ceder]

To get a full build of Python 2.6 ( or Python 3, for that matter) you
need to install the following packages:

libsqlite3-dev libreadline5-dev libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev
libssl-dev libgdbm-dev tk-dev

This will give you a working IDLE...

Cheers,
Vern

Arana Fireheart wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to build Python 2.6.1 (upgrade) on Ubuntu 8.10
> in preparation for a class next week. When I try to build it from the
> source files I run into two problems.
>
> 1. The first (resolved) was:
> Failed to find the necessary bits to build these modules:  bsddb185
>  sunaudiodev
> I was able to reslove this by using a patch
> "python2.6-disable-old-modules.patch"
>
>
> 2. The second and currently un-resolvable issue is that the build fails
> to link in tkinter. I can't quite figure this one out, since I thought
> that this was part of Python.
>
> *** WARNING: renaming "_tkinter" since importing it failed: libtk8.5.so.0:
> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>
> Failed to build these modules:
> _tkinter
>
> running build_scripts
> arana@arana-linux:~/Desktop/Python-2.6.1$  
>
>
> Is there anyone out there that has figured out how to get this build to
> finish? I've kinda run out of tricks!
>
> Arana
>
>
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