[XML-SIG] build IOError: no LIBPL

[jawarren@trentu.ca]

When attempting to build ('python setup.py build') on a Debian 2.1 system 
(Python 1.5.1, GCC 2.7.2.3) I get the following error:

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make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/lib/python1.5/config/Makefile', 
needed by `sedscript'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/PyXML-0.5.4/extensions'
make: *** [boot] Error 2
make: *** No targets.  Stop.

Executing 'build' action...

Running command: make -f Makefile.pre.in boot

Running command: make
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "setup.py", line 185, in ?
    func()
  File "setup.py", line 155, in build_unix
    shutil.copy('extensions/' + filename, 'build/xml/parsers/')
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/shutil.py", line 51, in copy
    copyfile(src, dst)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/shutil.py", line 16, in copyfile
    fsrc = open(src, 'rb')
IOError: (2, 'No such file or directory')

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I believe the problem is that there *is* no /usr/lib/python1.5/config/ so I 
would assume I was missing some package except that the README clearly 
states: "The only requirements for installing the package are Python 1.5 or 
later, and a C compiler."

Thanks for your help,
~ Jared
Warren