Re: [Hamlib-developer] Building Python bindings

[Phil <phi...@gm...>]

On 7/4/25 17:29, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> Hi Phil.
>
> I presume you're on Linux, which distribution?

Xubuntu 24.10

Thank you Nate for taking the time to answer.

Running configure this time the result is : (previously I ran 
"|envPYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 ./configure --with-python-binding" which 
did find python) |

> /phil@phil-ThinkPad-X1-Carbon-Gen-11:~/Downloads/Hamlib$ ./configure --with-python-binding
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking for suffix of executables...
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether the compiler supports GNU C... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc option to enable C11 features... none needed
> checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes
> checking for stdio.h... yes
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> checking whether it is safe to define __EXTENSIONS__... yes
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> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
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> checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
> checking for gcc option to enable C11 features... (cached) none needed
> checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... (cached) yes
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> checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... yes
> checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
> checking for g++ option to enable C++11 features... none needed
> checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
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> checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> checking for ws2tcpip.h... no
> checking for wspiapi.h... no
> checking for library containing nanosleep... none required
> checking for pthread.h... yes
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> checking whether pthreads work without any flags... yes
> checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
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> checking how to print strings... printf
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> checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
> checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
> checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
> checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
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> checking how to convert x86_64-pc-linux-gnu file names to toolchain format... func_convert_file_noop
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> checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
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> checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
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> checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
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> checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
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> checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
> checking for ld used by g++... /usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64
> checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) is GNU ld... yes
> checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
> checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
> checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
> checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes
> checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
> checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
> checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... (cached) GNU/Linux ld.so
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> checking for windres... no
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> checking whether to build USB dependent backends... yes
> checking for libusb_init in -lusb-1.0... yes
> checking for libusb.h... no
> checking for libusb-1.0/libusb.h... yes
> checking whether to use readline in rigctl/rotctl... yes
> checking for a readline compatible library... no
> configure: WARNING: readline support not found, using internal input handling.
> checking whether to use INDI in rigctl/rotctl... checking whether to build HTML rig feature matrix... check
> checking for gd.h... no
> checking whether to build rigmem XML support... no
> checking whether to build USRP backend... no
> checking whether to build C++ binding... yes
> checking whether to build perl binding... no
> checking whether to build python binding... yes
> checking for python... no
> configure: error: Cannot find python in your system path

This all looks good, except for python not found.

I have the latest hamlib from github, I wonder if that differs from the 
version that you have?

|git clonehttps://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib.git |

-- 
Regards,
Phil