Problems build 2.1.3 RPM on Mitel SME Server

[Des Dougan]

I'm attempting, for the first time, to build an RPM for Python 2.1.3 on 
the Mitel SME Server Linux distribution. My test box has all the 
relevant compile tools and source RPMs, as far as I can tell. When I run 
the rpm --rebuild command, it processes for a good 10 minutes or so, 
before failing with the following:

Processing files: python2.1-2.1.3-1
Executing(%doc): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.23129
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd Python-2.1.3
+ DOCDIR=/var/tmp/python2.1-2.1.3-root/usr/share/doc/python2.1-2.1.3
+ export DOCDIR
+ rm -rf /var/tmp/python2.1-2.1.3-root/usr/share/doc/python2.1-2.1.3
+ /bin/mkdir -p /var/tmp/python2.1-2.1.3-root/usr/share/doc/python2.1-2.1.3
+ cp -pr Misc/README Misc/HYPE Misc/cheatsheet Misc/unicode.txt 
Misc/Porting /var/tmp/python2.1-2.1.3-root/usr/share/doc/python2.1-2.1.3
+ cp -pr LICENSE Misc/ACKS Misc/BLURB.LUTZ Misc/BLURB.WINDOWS 
Misc/HISTORY Misc/NEWS 
/var/tmp/python2.1-2.1.3-root/usr/share/doc/python2.1-2.1.3
+ exit 0
Finding  Provides: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-provides)...
Finding  Requires: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-requires)...
error: line 328: Dependency tokens must begin with alpha-numeric, '_' or 
'/': %defattr(-,root,root)

error: Failed to find Requires:
Provides: _codecs.so _curses.so _curses_panel.so _locale.so _socket.so 
_symtable.so _testcapi.so _weakref.so array.so audioop.so binascii.so 
bsddb.so cPickle.so cStringIO.so cmath.so crypt.so dbm.so errno.so 
fcntl.so fpectl.so gdbm.so grp.so imageop.so linuxaudiodev.so math.so 
md5.so mmap.so new.so nis.so operator.so parser.so pcre.so pwd.so 
pyexpat.so regex.so resource.so rgbimg.so rotor.so select.so sha.so 
strop.so struct.so syslog.so termios.so time.so timing.so unicodedata.so 
xreadlines.so zlib.so
PreReq: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires: ld-linux.so.2 libc.so.6 libdl.so.2 libm.so.6 libpthread.so.0 
libutil.so.1 libcrypt.so.1 libexpat.so.0 libgdbm.so.2 libncurses.so.5 
libnsl.so.1 libpanel.so.5 libz.so.1
Processing files: python2.1-devel-2.1.3-1
Finding  Provides: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-provides)...
Finding  Requires: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-requires)...
PreReq: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires: python2.1 = 2.1.3 /bin/sh
Processing files: python2.1-tkinter-2.1.3-1
error: File not found by glob: 
/var/tmp/python2.1-2.1.3-root/usr/lib/python2.1/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so*
Requires: python2.1 = 2.1.3-1
Processing files: python2.1-tools-2.1.3-1
Finding  Provides: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-provides)...
Finding  Requires: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-requires)...
error: line 328: Dependency tokens must begin with alpha-numeric, '_' or 
'/': %defattr(-,root,root)

error: Failed to find Requires:
PreReq: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires: python2.1 = 2.1.3-1


RPM build errors:
     line 328: Dependency tokens must begin with alpha-numeric, '_' or 
'/': %defattr(-,root,root)

     Failed to find Requires:
     File not found by glob: 
/var/tmp/python2.1-2.1.3-root/usr/lib/python2.1/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so*
     line 328: Dependency tokens must begin with alpha-numeric, '_' or 
'/': %defattr(-,root,root)

     Failed to find Requires:

I want 2.1.3, as I plan to test Plone, which currently does not support 
Python 2.2. I'd be grateful for any feedback anyone can provide.

Des Dougan