Sorry I don't have much of a better idea, but if I had this kind of problem with an RPM, I'd just grab the tarball and start hacking away at ./configure pre-requirements, trying to use --options to trim it down to the bare minimal and see if I can get it to load up.
2008/3/16, Eric B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi, > > For those on several python lists, I appologize in advance for > cross-posting, but I'm really not sure which list is best to ask for > assistance with this. > > Currently, I am trying to build the python2.4 SRPM from Python.org on a > RHEL4 x64 platform, but the build is failing with a very non-descript > error message. > > .... > + cd /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/bin > + mv -f pydoc pydoc2.4 > + cd /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/bin > + mv -f idle idle2.4 > + echo '#!/bin/bash' > + echo 'exec /usr/bin/python2.4 /usr/lib64/python2.4/idlelib/idle.py' > + chmod 755 /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/bin/idle2.4 > + cp -a Tools /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4 > + rm -f mainpkg.files > + find /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-dynload -type f > + sed 's|^/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root|/|' > + grep -v -e '_tkinter.so$' > error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.55639 (%install) > > > RPM build errors: > user jafo does not exist - using root > group jafo does not exist - using root > user jafo does not exist - using root > group jafo does not exist - using root > Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.55639 (%install) > > > If I try to run /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.55639 manually from the prompt manually > after the rpmbuild fails, it runs properly to completion. If I try to > comment out that last line (find > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-dynload -type f | sed > 's|^/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root|/|' | grep -v -e '_tkinter.so$' ) that > seems > to be causing the script to fail, rpmbuild finishes, but with several > error > msgs, complaining about missing files in the lib64 directories: > > + rm -f /tmp/python-rpm-files.4859 > + /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress > + /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip > + /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-static-archive > + /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note > Processing files: python2.4-2.4-1pydotorg > error: File not found by glob: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/*.txt > error: File not found by glob: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/*.py* > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/pdb.doc > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/profile.doc > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/curses > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/distutils > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/encodings > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/plat-linux2 > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages > error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root > /usr/lib64/python2.4/test > error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/xml > error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root > /usr/lib64/python2.4/email > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/compiler > error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root > /usr/lib64/python2.4/bsddb > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/hotshot > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/logging > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-old > Executing(%doc): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.95118 > + umask 022 > + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD > + cd Python-2.4 > + DOCDIR=/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4 > + export DOCDIR > + rm -rf /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4 > + /bin/mkdir -p /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4 > + cp -pr Misc/README Misc/cheatsheet Misc/Porting > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4 > + cp -pr LICENSE Misc/ACKS Misc/HISTORY Misc/NEWS > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4 > + exit 0 > Processing files: python2.4-devel-2.4-1pydotorg > error: File not found: > /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/config > Processing files: python2.4-tools-2.4-1pydotorg > Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 > rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(VersionedDependencies) <= > 3.0.3-1 > Requires: /bin/bash /bin/sh /usr/bin/env > > > Finally, if I try searching for any files in the > usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-dynload or usr/lib64/python2.4/idlelib > directories > manually, I don't see any files at all in those directories. > > > To me, it seems as though python is either not installing the files in the > right places, or the script is searching for files in the wrong places, > but > I'm completely guessing here. > > Has anyone managed to build Python2.4 on a RHEL4 x64 system? Can anyone > point me in the right direction to complete this build successfully? I'm > hoping to get the binaries built so I can contribute them to the > python.org > site so others don't need to go through these problems in the future. > > Any hints / ideas / suggestions / guidance that anyone can provide would > amazing, because I'm completely out of ideas at this point. Like I said, > I'm trying to build this on a RHEL4 x64 system, with all latest updates. > > Thanks so much! > > Eric > > > > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >
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