"unable to execute -DNDEBUG" - strange gnucash build failure

[Cameron Simpson]

On 18Mar2008 00:26, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
>> It seems to be related to the python install. "which python" was
>> finding /usr/bin/python (the MacOSX python). I have now done this:
>>   cd /opt/local/bin
>>   ln -s python2.5 python
>>
>> and with /opt/local/bin at the start of my $PATH things are now working.
>>
>> Shouldn't the python packages "know" their preferred python?
>> (/opt/local/bin/python2.4 or /opt/local/bin/python2.5)?
>> Or shouldn't /opt/local/bin/python already be set up?
>
> You don't need to manually link python2.5 to python. Use the python_select 
> port instead.

Hmm, ok:

  ae003730:~ root# port search python_select
  python_select                  sysutils/python_select 0.1 Switch the default python interpreter
  ae003730:~ root# rm /opt/local/bin/python
  ae003730:~ root# port install python_select
  --->  Fetching python_select
  --->  Attempting to fetch select-0.1.tar.gz from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/users/mww/select/
  --->  Verifying checksum(s) for python_select
  --->  Extracting python_select
  --->  Configuring python_select
  --->  Building python_select with target all
  --->  Staging python_select into destroot
  --->  Installing python_select 0.1_3+darwin_9
  --->  Activating python_select 0.1_3+darwin_9
  --->  Cleaning python_select
  ae003730:~ root# ls -ld /opt/local/bin/python
  lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin  18 Mar 18 17:11 /opt/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/python2.5
  ae003730:~ root# which python2.5
  /opt/local/bin/python2.5
  ae003730:~ root# 

Surprised! [...] Ah:

  ae003730:~ root# python_select python25
  Selecting version "python25" for python
  ae003730:~ root# ls -ld /opt/local/bin/python  
  lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin  24 Mar 18 17:15 /opt/local/bin/python -> /opt/local/bin/python2.5

Victory! Thanks.

Did your -NDEBUG problem go away?

Is python_select a macports thing or more general? The man page doesn't
document the options (besides mentioning that they exist). How to fix
that?

Cheers,
-- 
Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au> DoD#743
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