That's a never mind. I uninstalled the python 2.4 packages and reinstalled everything as 2.3 and its now running w/o errors, through that step.
Thanks anyway, -- Hugh On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 18:21:51 -0700 Hugh Esco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My firts attempts to build mailman on a new server are > throwing the errors shown below. Can anyone here please > advise me what it is I'm missing? Thanks, > > -- Hugh > > This is a Debian machine running: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l | grep python > ii python 2.3.5-2 An interactive high-level > object-oriented la > > ii python-newt 0.51.6-20 A NEWT > module for Python > > ii python2.3 2.3.5-3sarge1 An > interactive high-level object-oriented la > > ii python2.4 2.4.1-2 An interactive high-level > object-oriented la > > ii python2.4-dev 2.4.1-2 Header files and a static > library for Python > > ii python2.4-setu 0.0.1.041214-1 Python Distutils > Enhancements > > ------------------------------ > > motherjones:/var/mm/e/el06/mailman-2.1.8# ./mm_configure.sh > loading cache ./config.cache > checking for --with-python... no > checking for python... /usr/bin/python > checking Python interpreter... /usr/bin/python > checking Python version... 2.3.5 > checking that Python has a working distutils... configure: > error: > > ***** 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 ./mm_configure.sh: line 2: > > --with-python=/usr/bin/python: No such file or > directory ./mm_configure.sh: line 3: > > --with-username=cfmm: command not found ./mm_configure.sh: > line 4: > > --with-groupname=cfmm: command not found ./mm_configure.sh: > line 5: > > --with-mail-gid=104: command not found ./mm_configure.sh: > line 6: > > --with-cgi-gid=33: command not found ./mm_configure.sh: > line 7: > > --with-mailhost=us.example.org: command not > found ./mm_configure.sh: line 8: > > --with-urlhost=us.example.org: command not found > > -- > Hugh Esco > RCK Computer Services > http://reclaimedcomputers.ca/ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list > Mailman-Users@python.org > 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/ > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/he%40reclaimedcomputers.ca > > Security Policy: > http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > > -- Hugh Esco 250-352-9361 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCK Computer Services http://reclaimedcomputers.ca/ ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org 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/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
