On 2018-09-24 14:14, Fetchinson . via Python-list wrote: >>> I'm trying to compile python 3.7.0 from source with a custom libffi >>> path and the compiler/linker doesn't seem to pick up the right >>> version. The system libffi doesn't have the development files so I've >>> installed the latest libffi (also from source) to /opt/custom but >>> still I get >>> >>> INFO: Could not locate ffi libs and/or headers >> >> Apparently the configure script uses pkg-config to locate libffi.[1] You >> should be able to get it to find your libffi by setting PKG_CONFIG_PATH >> appropriately (probably to "/opt/custom/lib/pkgconfig" ?) >> >> [1]: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/v3.7.0/configure.ac#L2936 > > Thanks, tried it, but still no luck, exact same error message.
Is there a .pc file for libffi? Can you run pkg-config manually, to check if it works, and finds libffi in your environment? > > Cheers, > Daniel > > > >>> >>> Failed to build these modules: >>> _ctypes >>> >>> Although I compile python with --prefix=/opt/custom because that's the >>> location I'd like to install it too. So how do I tell the build system >>> where to find my custom libffi? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> > > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
