Modules/main.c:186: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype /home/name/Desktop/webdl/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ ffi64.c:45: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype /home/name/Desktop/webdl/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ ffi64.c:342: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype /usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libz.a(adler32.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/local/lib/libz.a: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
this error occurred at one point during a compilation of Python 2.5. It seems related to my inability to import zlib now. On Jan 4, 10:19 am, stuntgoat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > import zlib works in Python 2.4 (debian etch AMD64 - default python > version for that distro) > > I built python 2.5 from source; zlib is not importable. > > I am trying to compile MySQLdb. > > any clues about how to get zlib able to be imported in 2.5? > > -sg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list