Fix: http://lipyrary.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-compile-python-on-ubuntu-1104.html
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:04 AM, Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kap...@case.edu> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Jesramz <jesus.ramirez.ute...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I appreciate all the help, but I am still a little confused. Sorry, >> I'm a lay person. >> >> Should I download zlib1g-dev and install it to get the zlib module? >> >> and Alter the configure script to avoid future issues? >> >> Also about getting zlib I found the following: >> >> "I was able to recompile zlib >> >> $./configure --shared >> >> then recompile Python 2.5.1; I am now able to import the zlib module. >> >> cheers >> >> -sg" >> >> Does this mean that while in the zlib folder run ./configure shared >> and then install python? >> -- > > Not quite. This person was talking about configuring zlib, not Python. > Just about every Linux program out there has a ./configure file- it's > part of GNU Autotools, which many programs use as an easy way to > compile and install their software. Since the version of zlib on > Ubuntu Natty doesn't work for Python 2.5, this person just compiled > their own zlib (calling ./configure --shared; make; make install from > the zlib *source* folder that they downloaded) and then compiled their > own Python version (from the Python source folder that they > downloaded) > > >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
