[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It shouldn't actually be required. I'm assuming the problem is while > trying to run asdlgen.py. The generated files are checked in, but the > timestamps are wrong and the Makefile is trying to be helpful. > > Try: > touch Include/Python-ast.h Python/Python-ast.c > make >
Thanks, indeed it is a timestamp problem. However I copied the error message 'build now requires Python exists before the build starts' directly from the Makefile. It might be instructive that the Makefile also mentions that this is not strictly necessary and documents that python is needed if one wants to regenerated Python-ast.[hc]. Thanks a lot, toon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
