[Mailman-Users] Mailman/Python FreeBSD port problem

[Joe Auty]

On Jun 18, 2006, at 12:41 PM, Mark Sapiro wrote:

> Joe Auty wrote:
>>
>> When I try to startup the Mailport FreeBSD port via its rc script, I
>> get the following:
>>
>>
>> ... snipped all sorts of stuff ....
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>> Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
>>   File "/usr/local/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 76, in ?
>
>
>
> First it seems some configuration step may have been missed. <prefix>
> should have been replaced with a path - probably /usr/local/mailman/.

Hmmm...

How do I correct this?

>
>>   File "/usr/local/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 76, in ?
>> Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
>
>
> Likewise <exec-prefix>
>
>
> <snip>
>> import getopt
>> No module named getoptImportError
>> : No module named getopt
>
>
> What happens if you gave a 'python' command and then type
>
> import getopt
>
> at the '>>>' prompt. It should just return another '>>>' prompt to
> which you type control-D to exit. If it gives any error, something is
> wrong with your python installation.
>

No problems there (no error messages)


>
>> This same port works on another FreeBSD machine of mine. I've posed
>> this question to the FreeBSD Questions list, but I seem to have
>> baffled some, which is why I thought I would post this question here.
>> I hope this appropriate to post here.
>
>
> We probably can't be much help either. The output you posted seems
> 'interleaved' and is not too intelligible without knowing what is
> being run. In general, we are not able to help much with 3rd party
> packages when the problem is with the package rather than the
> underlying Mailman.
>

Just in case you'd like to take a stab at this, I'm enclosing the  
full error message. I'd *really* appreciate your help if you are able  
to help me, since I'd really like to get Mailman running again on  
this computer somehow, and have reached the end of my rope...

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Thanks in advance for your help and attention!




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Joe Auty
NetMusician: web publishing software for musicians
http://www.netmusician.org
joe at netmusician.org


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