Re: Snow Leopard and plpython problem

On Sep 3, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Jan Otto wrote:

> hi jerry,
>
>> Hi I am having a problem building Postgresql 8.4.0 in Snow Leopard.
>>
>> I cannot get plpython to build...
>>
>> I have installed MacPython 2.6.2 in /Library/Frameworks/
>> Python.framework
>
> do you really need python 2.6.2? snow leopard has python 2.6.1 on
> board and
> there are no problems compiling/using postgresql with the python that
> comes
> with snow leopard.
>
>> The binary:
>>
>> mbp:postgresql-8.4.0 postgres$ which python
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python
>>
>> mbp:postgresql-8.4.0 postgres$ file `which python`
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python:
>> Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python
>> (for architecture ppc):    Mach-O executable ppc
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python
>> (for architecture i386):    Mach-O executable i386
>
> you need the 64-bit version of python (x86_64) or try compile
> postgresql 32-bit (i386)
>
> asche:~ asche$ file `which python`
> /usr/bin/python: Mach-O universal binary with 3 architectures
> /usr/bin/python (for architecture x86_64):    Mach-O 64-bit executable
> x86_64
> /usr/bin/python (for architecture i386):    Mach-O executable i386
> /usr/bin/python (for architecture ppc7400):    Mach-O executable ppc
>
>> ./configure --bindir=/usr/local/bin --mandir=/usr/local/share/man  \
>> --enable-thread-safety \
>> --with-python \
>> --with-perl --with-tcl \
>> --with-libedit-preferred \
>> --with-openssl --with-bonjour
>>
>> Configure completes ok.
>>
>> When I do a "make 2>mylog.log"
>
> i have tried configuring an building with the same options as you and
> it compiles without an error or warning
> about python.
>
> regards, jan otto
>
>

Jan, Thanks for convincing me that it could be done...

It appears to me that even though I simplified my PATH to a bare
minimum that
the link process was picking up the framework in /Library/Frameworks/
Python
instead of /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework.

I renamed /Library/Frameworks/Python so it was no longer visible and
the build succeeded.

Jerry