[gopher] Re: issues installing pygopherd

[Christopher M. Hobbs <cmhobbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Dec 22, 2004, at 6:58 PM, John Goerzen wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> [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
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>> 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
>
>
>

I don't currently have gcc on the server, but it turns out that most of 
the packages in my vps were corrupted.  It was just recently setup, and 
the tool used to setup the vps had something wrong with it, so the 
server is being re-imaged.

I'll give pygopherd another shot when the server gets up and running 
again.  Thank you very much for the help!

- --
C.M. Hobbs, KD5RYO
http://hobbsc.sdf-us.org

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