[Mailman-Users] New installation, sol 7: ImportError: No module named _socket

[Tom Shore]

I've had this exact same problem installing mailman on solaris. The
problem is in getting python configured properly. Make sure
LD_LIBRARY_PATH points to all the right places, including wherever the SSL
libraries live, and you may have to hack the Modules/Setup file in the
python build directory so the appropriate modules are built and installed.
Also check out the README file, the section labeled "Configuring
additional built-in modules." 

Good luck!

-Tom Shore

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 05:18:40PM +0200, Stoyan Angelov wrote:
> hello all,
> 
> i am trying to do a new install of Mailman 2.1 on a Solaris 7 x86 box,
> gcc 2.95.2, Python 2.2.2, sendmail. I get the following error while
> runnig the ./configure script:
> 
> <snip>
> hecking for mail wrapper group; i.e. --with-mail-gid... mail
> checking for CGI wrapper group; i.e. --with-cgi-gid... httpd
> checking for CGI extensions... no
> checking for --with-mailhost... no
> checking for --with-urlhost... no
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "conftest.py", line 2, in ?
>     from socket import *
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.2/socket.py", line 41, in ?
>     from _socket import *
> ImportError: No module named _socket
> checking for default mail host name... Can't open conftest.out
> 
> checking for default URL host component... Can't open conftest.out
> 
> checking for strerror... yes
> checking for setregid... yes
> checking for syslog... yes
> <snip>
> 
> trying to do a make install gives me the following error:
> 
> <snip>
> Compiling /usr/local/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py ...
> Compiling /usr/local/mailman/Mailman/versions.py ...
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "bin/update", line 47, in ?
>     from Mailman import Utils
>   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Utils.py", line 35, in ?
>     import cgi
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.2/cgi.py", line 39, in ?
>     import urllib
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.2/urllib.py", line 26, in ?
>     import socket
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.2/socket.py", line 41, in ?
>     from _socket import *
> ImportError: No module named _socket
> make: *** [update] Error 1
> <snip>
> 
> does anyone have an idea of what could that be ?
> 
> thank you for your time!
> 
> Stoyan Angelov
> 
> 
> 
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> Stoyan Angelov
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