[tbox-l] Python (install or compile)

[Andrew E. <and...@gm...>]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to install python onto an AIX 5.1 ml04 box and have tried 2 methods:

install of the RPM from the website:

rpm -Uvh python-2.2-4.aix4.3.ppc.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
        libdb.a(libdb-3.3.so.0) is needed by python-2.2-4
        libexpat.a(libexpat.so.0) is needed by python-2.2-4
        libgdbm.a(libgdbm.so.2) is needed by python-2.2-4
        libreadline.a(libreadline.so.4) is needed by python-2.2-4

and I don't see the lib* rpms on the toolbox download page


method 2 - install gcc and g++ from the toolbox site and compile
Ptyhon 2.3.4 from source

a) ./configure 

bombs out with:


checking for g++... g++
checking for C++ compiler default output... configure: error: C++
compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

and config log complains of "collect2: Library libm not found"


so, b) ./configure --with-gcc --with-cxx=g++ --with-libm="" --disable-ipv6
at least makes me a Makefile, but wont compile (several autoconf warning)

--- 
 make
        g++ -c -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall
-Wstrict-prototypes -I. -I./Include  -DPy_BUILD_CORE -o
Modules/ccpython.o ./Modules/ccpython.cc
In file included from Include/Python.h:28,
                 from ./Modules/ccpython.cc:3:
/usr/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/2.9-aix51-020209/include/stdio.h:386:
sys/types.h: The file access permissions do not allow the specified
action.
In file included from Include/Python.h:33,
                 from ./Modules/ccpython.cc:3:
/usr/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/2.9-aix51-020209/include/string.h:39:
sys/types.h: The file access permissions do not allow the specified
action.
In file included from
/usr/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/2.9-aix51-020209/include/math.h:386,
                 from Include/pyport.h:92,
                 from Include/Python.h:48,
                 from ./Modules/ccpython.cc:3:
/usr/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/2.9-aix51-020209/include/stdlib.h:227:
sys/wait.h: The file access permissions do not allow the specified
action.
/usr/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/2.9-aix51-020209/include/stdlib.h:439:
sys/types.h: The file access permissions do not allow the specified
action.
/usr/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/2.9-aix51-020209/include/stdlib.h:443:
sys/localedef.h: The file access permissions do not allow the
specified action.
In file included from Include/pyport.h:105,
                 from Include/Python.h:48,
                 from ./Modules/ccpython.cc:3:
/usr/include/time.h:157: sys/types.h: The file access permissions do
not allow the specified action.
In file included from Include/Python.h:48,
                 from ./Modules/ccpython.cc:3:
Include/pyport.h:157: sys/stat.h: The file access permissions do not
allow the specified action.
Include/pyport.h:554: #error "LONG_BIT definition appears wrong for
platform (bad gcc/glibc config?)."
In file included from Include/unicodeobject.h:55,
                 from Include/Python.h:74,
                 from ./Modules/ccpython.cc:3:
/usr/include/ctype.h:110: sys/localedef.h: The file access permissions
do not allow the specified action.
In file included from Include/Python.h:135,
                 from ./Modules/ccpython.cc:3:
Include/pyfpe.h:8: warning: `\' followed by white space at end of line
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


Stop.
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and all this is to try and run Mailman on the machine (any chance of a
toolbox image?)


Any hints?