[Python-Dev] Problems building python2.4 SRPM on RHEL4 x64

[Eric B.]

>>> I appologize if this is not the right place to post this, but searching
>>> through the old archives, I ran across the same issue from 3 years ago, 
>>> but
>>> I cannot find the resolution to it.
>>>
>>> Currently, I am trying to build the python2.4 SRPM from Python.org on a
>>> CentOS4.6_x64 platform, but the build is failing with a very 
>>> non-descript
>>> error message.
>>>
>>> ....
>>> + cd /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/bin
>>> + mv -f pydoc pydoc2.4
>>> + cd /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/bin
>>> + mv -f idle idle2.4
>>> + echo '#!/bin/bash'
>>> + echo 'exec /usr/bin/python2.4 /usr/lib64/python2.4/idlelib/idle.py'
>>> + chmod 755 /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/bin/idle2.4
>>> + cp -a Tools /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4
>>> + rm -f mainpkg.files
>>> + find /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-dynload -type 
>>> f
>>> + sed 's|^/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root|/|'
>>> + grep -v -e '_tkinter.so$'
>>> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.55639 (%install)
>>
>> The last command executed imediately before the error output
>> seems to be
>>
>> find
>> "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload
>> -type f |
>> sed "s|^${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}|/|" |
>> grep -v -e '_tkinter.so$' >mainpkg.files
>>
>> That is not the last command in the %install script (atleast not
>> according to the spec file). So it is not at all clear why the
>> shell should stop executing at that point, and spit out
>> that error message.


I've done a little more debugging to try to determine where the problem lies 
and ran across some interesting things.

1) I first edited the SPECS file and commented out the
find 
"$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload -type 
f |
sed "s|^${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}|/|" |
grep -v -e '_tkinter.so$' >mainpkg.files
line.

If I remove this line, the rpmbuild no longer crashes, but does still fail, 
citing missing files in the lib64 directories.
+ rm -f /tmp/python-rpm-files.4859
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-static-archive
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note
Processing files: python2.4-2.4-1pydotorg
error: File not found by glob: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/*.txt
error: File not found by glob: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/*.py*
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/pdb.doc
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/profile.doc
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/curses
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/distutils
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/encodings
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/plat-linux2
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages
error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/test
error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/xml
error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/email
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/compiler
error: File not found: /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/bsddb
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/hotshot
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/logging
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-old
Executing(%doc): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.95118
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd Python-2.4
+ DOCDIR=/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4
+ export DOCDIR
+ rm -rf /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4
+ /bin/mkdir -p /var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4
+ cp -pr Misc/README Misc/cheatsheet Misc/Porting 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4
+ cp -pr LICENSE Misc/ACKS Misc/HISTORY Misc/NEWS 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/share/doc/python2.4-2.4
+ exit 0
Processing files: python2.4-devel-2.4-1pydotorg
error: File not found: 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib64/python2.4/config
Processing files: python2.4-tools-2.4-1pydotorg
Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(VersionedDependencies) <= 
3.0.3-1
Requires: /bin/bash /bin/sh /usr/bin/env


2) If I run the same find command in the 
/var/tmp/python2.4-2.4-root/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload (instead of the 
lib64 directory), then I find a whole bunch of files, whereas the lib64/ 
directory returns no files.

It seems as though the make script is either installing files in the wrong 
location, or the SPECS is expecting files in the lib64/ directory when 
instead they are in the lib/ directory.


Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

Eric