Re: x86_64 configure problem

Joe Conway wrote:

> Gaetano Mendola wrote:
> 
>> Joe Conway wrote:
>>
>>> I wasn't going to -- python's own docs say I shouldn't need to. From 
>>> the link above:
>>>
>>> "the Distutils work just fine with Python 1.5.2, and it is reasonable 
>>> (and expected to become commonplace) to expect users of Python 1.5.2 
>>> to download and install the Distutils separately before they can 
>>> install your modules"
>>
>>
>> I'm not native english speakers but that sentence above doesn't imply
>> Python 1.5.2 => Distutils. So instead of an error like this:
>>
>> checking Python installation directories... Traceback (innermost last):
>>   File "<string>", line 1, in ?
>> ImportError: No module named distutils
>> Traceback (innermost last):
>>   File "<string>", line 1, in ?
>> ImportError: No module named distutils
>> /usr/
>> checking how to link an embedded Python application... no
>> configure: error: Python Makefile not found
>> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.56347 (%build)
>>
>> is better have:
>>
>> Error: you need to have Distutil installed
> 
> 
> Perhaps. The first error message seems clear enough to me, but if you 
> want to send me the necessary distutils test, I can incorporate it. Any 
> other opinions out there?

python -c "from distutils import *" > /dev/null 2>&1 || (echo "You need distutils installed"; exit 1)



Regards
Gaetano Mendola