I got everything working in the end by upgrading python to 2.7 and by using the standard autotools installation with volk disabled (I didn't try in with volk enabled based on your advice).
However, for the sake of completeness, here is the error that prevented me from using cmake with python 2.7 installed. [ 9%] Building C object gnuradio-core/src/lib/CMakeFiles/gnuradio-core.dir/filter/sse_debug.c.o [ 9%] Building C object gnuradio-core/src/lib/CMakeFiles/gnuradio-core.dir/filter/float_dotprod_sse64.S.o float_dotprod_sse64.S:66:bad register name `%rdx' float_dotprod_sse64.S:76:bad register name `%rax' float_dotprod_sse64.S:81:bad register name `%rsi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:82:bad register name `%rdi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:83:bad register name `%rdi' float_dotprod_sse64.S:84:bad register name `%rsi' float_dotprod_sse64.S:87:bad register name `%rax' float_dotprod_sse64.S:96:bad register name `%rdx' float_dotprod_sse64.S:101:bad register name `%rsi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:103:bad register name `%rsi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:111:bad register name `%rdi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:113:bad register name `%rsi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:115:bad register name `%rdi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:117:bad register name `%rsi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:119:bad register name `%rdi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:121:bad register name `%rsi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:123:bad register name `%rdi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:125:bad register name `%rsi)' float_dotprod_sse64.S:127:bad register name `%rdi' float_dotprod_sse64.S:128:bad register name `%rsi' float_dotprod_sse64.S:129:bad register name `%rdx' float_dotprod_sse64.S:158:suffix or operands invalid for `ret' make[2]: *** [gnuradio-core/src/lib/CMakeFiles/gnuradio-core.dir/filter/float_dotprod_sse64.S.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [gnuradio-core/src/lib/CMakeFiles/gnuradio-core.dir/all] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Michael Dickens <m...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: >> Use --disable-volk on the configure command line to disable it, and >> everything else should work. > > Right. CMake. Use what Josh said: -DENABLE_VOLK=OFF on the cmake command > line. I'm still in GNU autotools mode. - MLD > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio