Marco's workaround in comment 4 here fixed the problem for me, too (though I used a symlink instead of moving the file).
Specifically, I ran these commands: cd /usr/lib/python2.7 ln -s plat-x86_64-linux-gnu/_sysconfigdata_nd.py . and I was able to build firefox after doing that. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1115466 Title: _sysconfigdata_nd.py missing in /usr/lib/python2.7/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1115466/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs