compiling Python 2.1.1

[Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Roman Suzi wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to compile Python 2.1.1 on my Linux RedHat 6.2
> system and am getting
>
> # rpm -bb python-2.1.spec
> error: failed build dependencies:
>         expat-devel >= 1.1-3tummy is needed by python2-2.1.1-1
>         db1-devel   is needed by python2-2.1.1-1
>
> While I have even two versions of expat:
>
> # rpm -qa | grep expat
> expat-1.1-1
> expat-1.1-3tummy
>
> The question is, where can I find appropriate expat-devel
> rpm? (expat-1.1-3tummy.src.rpm doesn't produce one, as
> expected, and rpmfind warns that expat tummy RPMs "doesnt export
> valid resources list")
>
> Sincerely yours, Roman A.Suzi

1.1? Ouch.

  ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/sourceforge/expat/expat-1.95.2-1.src.rpm

db1 may be trickier. IIRC, there's some sort of conflict with 6.2 and the db1
packages from 7.x. Nonetheless:

  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/os/i386/SRPMS/db1-1.85-5.src.rpm

Knock yourself out.

-- 
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams  <ignacio at openservices.net>