You specified the python directory to configure instead of the path to the python interpreter. What does "which python" give you? Probably /usr/bin/python, you probably don't need to use the --with-python argument (unless you have another version of python installed and you want to force one over the other)
John On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 13:55, Adam G. Garson wrote: > Hi -- I'm trying to install Mailman on a Mandrake 10.1 system. I have new > installations of Python 2.3.4 and GCC 3.4.2 both compiled from source -- no > rpms. When I run the configure script I get the error quoted below. This > occurs even as root, so I don't think it's a permission problem. I've done > everything I can think of but can't resolve the issue. Can anybody give me > some guidance on how to troubleshoot this one (I'm not a programmer)? > Thanks very much. > > Adam Garson > > ***** Distutils is not available or is incomplete for /usr/bin/python > ***** If you installed Python from RPM (or other package manager) > ***** be sure to install the -devel package, or install Python > ***** from source. See README.LINUX for details > bash-2.05b$ > > /configure --with-username=adam --with-cgi-gid=webgroup --with-mailhost=nan > nypay.net --with-urlhost=nannypay.net --with-python=/usr/local/lib/python2.3 > checking for --with-python... /usr/local/lib/python2.3 > checking Python interpreter... /usr/local/lib/python2.3 > checking Python version... ./configure: line 1379: > /usr/local/lib/python2.3: is a directory > cat: conftest.out: No such file or directory > configure: error: > > ***** /usr/local/lib/python2.3 is too old (or broken) > ***** Python 2.1 or newer is required > ***** Python 2.1.3 or better is recommended > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ -- John Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/