Problem installing Python on AIX

Michael A. Davis druid at primenet.com
Tue Sep 28 20:38:58 EDT 1999


In article <7srmgg$rtl$1 at nnrp03.primenet.com>,
Michael A. Davis <druid at primenet.com> wrote:
>In article <7sr2i2$hto$1 at fir.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
>Jamey Cribbs <cribbsjg at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>I am attempting to install Python 1.5.2 on AIX version 4.2.1.  When I run
>>./configure, I am getting errors in the config.log stating:
>>
>>ld: 0706-006 Cannot find or open library file: -l m
>>              ld:open(): A file or directory in the path name does not
>>exist.
>>
>>After this, the make also bombs out.  Does anyone have an idea what is
>>wrong?  I can email the log file if that will help.
>
>I am no AIX guru, but managed to reproduce this error message on with a
>tiny C program:
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>$ cat quiz.c
>#include <stdio.h>
>#include <math.h>
>int main(int argc, char ** argv) { printf("%f\n", pow(2.3,1.5)); }
>$ xlc -o quiz quiz.c -la
>ld: 0706-006 Cannot find or open library file: -l a

OOPS, should have typed a little more carefully! that should have
been -lm ;^(

>        ld:open(): A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
>$ echo $LIBPATH
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>I'd say you don't have libm.a on your LIBPATH.

This could still be true, however...

>
>Mike
>
>druid at primenet.com
>
>
>>
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Jamey Cribbs
>>cribbsjg at earthlink.net
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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