On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 11:30:15 AM UTC-4, Terry Reedy wrote: > On 8/26/2015 10:35 AM, Zachary Ware wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Manarski, Mark > > wrote: > >> I have downloaded the "python-2.7.5-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm" package from the IBM > >> Linux ToolBox site. > >> > >> When I try to install the python rpm package, it fails because it's looking > >> for (7) dependencies listed below. The dependencies listed do seem to > >> exist > >> on the server, and I have also successfully installed the openssl-0.9.8zg > >> package on the server. > >> > >> Has anyone successfully installed Python 2.7 on AIX, and if so, did you > >> need > >> to remediate any of these dependencies? > > > > I have absolutely no experience with AIX. However, I can tell you > > that none of the 'dependencies' listed below are absolutely necessary. > > > >> libcrypto.a(libcrypto.so.0.9.8) is needed by python-2.7.5-1 > > > > This is used by the hashlib module (and possibly _ssl; I'm not sure). > > > >> libexpat.a(libexpat.so.1) is needed by python-2.7.5-1 > > > > This is used in the xml package. > > > >> libgdbm.a(libgdbm.so.3) is needed by python-2.7.5-1 > > > > Used in the dbm package. > > > >> libreadline.a(libreadline.so.6) is needed by python-2.7.5-1 > > > > Used in the REPL and readline module. > > > >> libssl.a(libssl.so.0.9.8) is needed by python-2.7.5-1 > > > > Used in _ssl. > > > >> libtcl8.4.so is needed by python-2.7.5-1 > >> libtk8.4.so is needed by python-2.7.5-1 > > 8.4 is more or less obsolete. 8.5 came out 8 years ago and has had many > bugs fixed (now at 8.5.18). 8.6 came out 2 years ago and is even better. > > > Used by Tkinter. > > If you want to use tkinter, you should, if possible, start with the > latest 8.6.0.4 or whatever. > > > So without those dependencies, those modules won't work, but > > everything else will. > > > > You may have better luck building Python yourself, and you'll get a > > much newer Python that way. > > And up to date dependencies. > > > We have an AIX buildbot that may be able > > to teach you a bit from the logs: > > > > configure: > > http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/PPC64%20AIX%202.7/builds/1237/steps/configure/logs/stdio > > compile: > > http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/PPC64%20AIX%202.7/builds/1237/steps/compile/logs/stdio > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > > -- > Terry Jan Reedy
Terry, Zachary... thank you for the quick reply. I believe I resolved my issue by adding the "--nodeps" option when I installed Python using the rpm package. The command line I used was... # rpm -i --nodeps python-2.7.5-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm Using that command line, the Python libraries seemed to install correctly in my /usr/lib directory, bypassing any of these unnecessary dependencies. Thanks again. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
