error building python24 on mac os x

[Michael Dakin]

Thanks for bringing this thread to my attention!  Mr. Beard's  
suggestion below worked for me.  Here explicitly is what I did:

sudo port install python24

Build fails with an error including:

/bin/sh: line 1: ../../python.exe: No such file or directory

Then I did:

cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ 
_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp 
orts_lang_python24/work/Python-2.4.4

sudo ln -s python python.exe

Kicked off another install:

sudo port install python24

This 'install' got me a working Python 2.4!  Although the install  
process actually failed during the "Cleaning python24" stage with the  
following error:

--->  Cleaning python24
couldn't change working directory to "/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ 
_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp 
orts_lang_python24/work/Python-2.4.4": no such file or directory
     while executing
"cd $savedir"
     (procedure "foreachport" line 17)
     invoked from within
"foreachport $portlist {
                 set target $action

                 # If we have a url, use that, since it's most specific
                 # otherwise try to map the portname to a url
..."
     (procedure "action_target" line 5)
     invoked from within
"$action_proc $action $portlist [array get global_options]"
     (procedure "process_cmd" line 49)
     invoked from within
"process_cmd $remaining_args"
     invoked from within
"if { [llength $remaining_args] > 0 } {

         # If there are remaining arguments, process those as a command

         # Exit immediately, by default, unless we'r..."
     (file "/opt/local/bin/port" line 2604)

The Python 2.4 runs my scripts and works with python-mode and pdb in  
emacs so I'm happy!  Thanks for the help!

  -Michael Dakin

On May 14, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Stuart Robertson wrote:

> I've solved my python24 problem after finding the following line in  
> the macports irc logs for April 10 2007 at http://echelog.matzon.dk:
>
> "[21:23:41] <f00> it's just matter of having quicktime, coreaudio  
> and opengl sdk installed"
>
> I'd missed out coreaudio and opengl. Perhaps the wiki should  
> encourage everyone to install all of the developer tools (minus  
> developer docs, all 1.4gb of them) rather than only the x11 bits.
>
> Any way python24 builds and duplicity installs, now I just have to  
> figure out how to use it.
>
> Stuart
>
>
> On 13 May 2007, at 22:38, Stuart Robertson wrote:
>
>> I remain stuck with building python24. I've uninstalled macports,  
>> reinstalled, run selfupdate and tried once again to build python  
>> 24 with " sudo port -v install python24". I've attached the  
>> resulting approx. 650 lines of terminal output rather than include  
>> it all within this message (I hope that's the right thing to do).
>>
>> The only things that look like they are causing problems to me are  
>> lines 435 and lines 530-1 (see below). The output ends with 1  
>> warning at line 652. The lines between 530 and 650 mostly seem to  
>> concern problems with 'mactoolboxglue'.
>>
>> line 435
>> cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is  
>> valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
>>
>> 530-1
>> In file included from Python/mactoolboxglue.c:27:
>> ./Include/pymactoolbox.h:11:33: error: QuickTime/QuickTime.h: No  
>> such file or directory
>>
>> 652-3-
>> Warning: the following items did not execute (for python24):  
>> com.apple.activate com.apple.build com.apple.destroot  
>> com.apple.install
>> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>>
>> I'd like to use rdiff-backup or duplicity, both current ports, but  
>> without python24 I'm stuck. Can anyone tell me whether this seems  
>> to be a difficulty with my system or with the available port of  
>> python24?
>>
>> Any help appreciated,
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> Imac G5
>> 10.4.9
>> Xcode 2.4.1
>>
>> <python 24.txt>
>>
>>
>> On 12 May 2007, at 17:13, Stefan Bruda wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> First of all, sorry for the delay in responding (I have been away  
>>> from my
>>> machine).
>>>
>>> paul beard wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On May 10, 2007, at 2:11 PM, Stefan Bruda wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Somebody wants a python.exe...
>>>>
>>>> make a link to python in the same directory and see what that gets
>>>> you. I think that resolves it, though why it happens in the first
>>>> place is a mystery.
>>>
>>> This fixes it alright.  It might be that the build process gets  
>>> confused
>>> by the filesystem (I am using case-sensitive HFS).
>>>
>>> Stefan
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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