problem w/ Makefile.pre.in

[dave white]

Hi,

I'm trying to build the MySQLdb module and I'm having to compile the
module using Makefile.pre.in for the first time.  I keep getting the
following error during the build:

make[1] *** No rule to make target 'usr/lib/python1.5/config/Makefile',
needed by 'sedscript'.  Stop.
make: *** [boot] Error 2

I'm running python 1.5.2, redhat 6.1.  

I'd be grateful for any suggestions!
thanks,
david