Howdy, In pursuit of a buildout for my core environment, I try the following: [python-2.6.3] recipe = zc.recipe.cmmi url = http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.3/Python-2.6.3rc1.tgz ... make fails with ImportError: No module named cStringIO because ./configure creates a Modules/Setup which says #cStringIO cStringIO.c if I uncomment that line the make is fine. I haven't found a way to tell $:./configure or $:make to do that, zc.recipe.cmmi doesn't seem to provide a hook between configure and make. If someone can tell me to fix this with options or environment I'm done. If not, I welcome advice on alternatives to zc.recipe.cmmi, (which I would consider the 'standard' solution.(darn you Shuttleworth for co-opting the word 'canonical' :-))) - comb through the many xx.xx.cmmi recipes (without a sense of associated quality or support level) - pick a xx.xx.command recipe and write a part which does what I want - write my own 'recipe.build-interp' Thanks, Kent