I'm trying to build Python 2.3.2 on Fedora Core 1. The
configure runs without errors, but I then get an odd
error about pyconfig.h during the build. 

gcc -pthread -c -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3
-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -I. -I./Include 
-DPy_BUILD_CORE -o Objects/dictobject.o
Objects/dictobject.c
In file included from Objects/dictobject.c:10:
Include/Python.h:8:22: pyconfig.h: No such file or
directory
Include/Python.h:21:2: #error "limits.h is required by
std C -- why isn't HAVE_LIMITS_H defined?"
In file included from Include/Python.h:48,
                 from Objects/dictobject.c:10:
Include/pyport.h:4:48: pyconfig.h: No such file or
directory
Include/pyport.h:536:2: #error "could not set LONG_MAX
in pyport.h"
Objects/dictobject.c: In function `dictresize':
Objects/dictobject.c:477: warning: implicit declaration
of function `free'
make: *** [Objects/dictobject.o] Error 1
[msoulier@tigger Python-2.3.2]$ find . -name pyconfig.h
./Mac/Include/pyconfig.h
./PC/pyconfig.h
./PC/os2emx/pyconfig.h
./PC/os2vacpp/pyconfig.h
./RISCOS/pyconfig.h
./pyconfig.h

I'm not sure what the issue is here.

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Can you pleas invoke the gcc command line manually, passing
-v to gcc? This looks like a bug in the gcc installation: If
-I. is given, it should find ./pyconfig.h.

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Well, this is quite odd, but I rebuilt and the error didn't
happen this time. I'm not sure why. 

However, I'm having a problem getting Tkinter built. I'm
trying to port the src rpm currently, but when I do the
--rebuild, I get this in post-processing.

RPM build errors:
    File not found by glob:
/var/tmp/python2.3-2.3.2-root/usr/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so*

Looks like it was never built.

[msoulier@tigger msoulier]$ cd rpms
[msoulier@tigger rpms]$ cd BUILD/
[msoulier@tigger BUILD]$ ls
Python-2.3.2
[msoulier@tigger BUILD]$ find Python-2.3.2/ -name "_tkinter*"
Python-2.Modules/_tkinter.c
Python-2.PC/os2vacpp/_tkinter.def
Python-2.PCbuild/_tkinter.dsp

I logged the entire build, if you'd like me to attach it.

[msoulier@tigger msoulier]$ rpm -q tk-devel
tk-devel-8.3.5-93

Thanks.

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It would be good if you could add print statements to
setup.py:detect_tkinter, to find out why it gives up.

Alternatively, you can edit Modules/Setup to force _tkinter
being built.

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Note that I build the 23-maint and HEAD on FC1 frequently,
and haven't had any problems like this at all. 

Make sure you have the tcl-devel and tk-devel RPMs installed.

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> Make sure you have the tcl-devel and tk-devel RPMs installed.

I did not have tcl-devel installed. I'll try again now.

Note that if tk-devel and tcl-devel are required to build
this src rpm, then they should be listed in the
BuildRequires section of the specfile.

Building now...

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> Building now...

It worked! Cool. 

Changing Summary:

Was: building on Fedora Core 1
Is: Missing BuildRequires in src rpm specfile

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Can you contribute a patch for the spec files (in Misc/RPM)?

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I'm attaching a patch and a patched version of the spec-file
which adds the tcl and tk prerequesites for building if
tkinter is enabled.  I'm running into a problem when
building with these on Fedora, but I'm not sure if it's an
environment problem or a .spec problem.  I'd appreciate
feedback on wether this spec file works for anyone.

Sean

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Ugh, sorry, I wasn't logged in.  The last message was from me.

Sean

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I guess I can't attach files to this bug.  I've uploaded the
patch and the patched .spec file to
ftp://ftp.tummy.com/pub/tummy/Python/patches/

Let me know how this looks, and I'll either fix it or submit
it as a patch.

Thanks,
Sean

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Please go ahead and close this.

See <a
href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=855999&group_id=5470&atid=305470">patch
#855999</a>, which includes a patch for the .spec file which
seems to work with Fedora Core 1.

I've also uploaded a new SRPM and Fedora binaries to the FTP
site, and will be updating the web-page in a bit.

Sean

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Closed per jafo's request.