PIL: The _imaging C module is not installed

[Nico Grubert]

Hi there

I am having trouble to install PIL 1.1.7 on CentOS.

I read and followed the instructions from
http://effbot.org/zone/pil-imaging-not-installed.htm

However, I still get the "The _imaging C module is not installed" error 
if I run the selftest:

$ python selftest.py
*** The _imaging C module is not installed


Here is what I have tested so far:

1.)

$ python -v
...
 >>> import Image
...
dlopen("/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/PIL/_imaging.so", 2);
import _imaging # dynamically loaded from 
/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/PIL/_imaging.so
...

2.)

$ python
...
 >>> import _imaging
...success imported!


Any idea what might be wrong?

Regards
Nico