[gopher] Re: issues installing pygopherd

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You might also be able to compile and install Python from scratch.
You can download the source at www.python.org.  PyGopherd is known to
work with 2.3.  I have not yet tested it with 2.4.

-- John


On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 05:50:43PM -0600, Christopher M. Hobbs wrote:
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> I'll find an RPM in that case.  I'm running RHEL, though I'm not sure 
> what build it is.  I know that RedHat 9 RPMs will install just fine on 
> it.
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> [root@goiaba root]# uname -a
> Linux goiaba.net 2.4.20-021stab022-smp #1 SMP Thu Oct 14 04:46:52 MSD 
> 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
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> Its a vps, so I can't install what I like on it.  If it were up to me, 
> I'd have FreeBSD running on the server, and be done with it.
> 
> Thanks for the help!
> cmh
> 
> On Dec 22, 2004, at 1:59 PM, John Goerzen wrote:
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> > It sounds like you don't have a full Python install.  If you're on
> > Debian, try apt-get install python2.2-dev.  What platform are you on?
> >
> > -- John
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 12:48:21PM -0600, Christopher M. Hobbs wrote:
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> >> I'm having some problems getting pygopherd installed.  My first guess
> >> is that I'm missing some python modules or something of that nature.
> >> Anyone have any ideas?  Here is the output of 'python2.2 setup.py
> >> install'
> >>
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> >> [root@goiaba pygopherd]# python2.2 setup.py install
> >> running install
> >> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>    File "setup.py", line 38, in ?
> >>      license = pygopherd.version.license
> >>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/core.py", line 138, in setup
> >>      dist.run_commands()
> >>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 902, in 
> >> run_commands
> >>      self.run_command(cmd)
> >>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 921, in 
> >> run_command
> >>      cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
> >>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/cmd.py", line 112, in
> >> ensure_finalized
> >>      self.finalize_options()
> >>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/command/install.py", line 267, 
> >> in
> >> finalize_options
> >>      (prefix, exec_prefix) = get_config_vars('prefix', 'exec_prefix')
> >>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/sysconfig.py", line 417, in
> >> get_config_vars
> >>      func()
> >>    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/sysconfig.py", line 322, in
> >> _init_posix
> >>      raise DistutilsPlatformError(my_msg)
> >> distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: invalid Python installation:
> >> unable to open /usr/lib/python2.2/config/Makefile (No such file or
> >> directory)
> >>
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> >> Thanks in advance, and sorry if this is the wrong place to ask such a
> >> question.  Is there any other documentation on pygopherd other than 
> >> the
> >> manpage that I should check?
> >> - --
> >> C.M. Hobbs, KD5RYO
> >> http://hobbsc.sdf-us.org
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> - --
> C.M. Hobbs, KD5RYO
> http://hobbsc.sdf-us.org
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John Goerzen
Author, Foundations of Python Network Programming
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590593715