Python extension package problem & root-cause

eforge.net/tracker/index.php? func=detail&aid=1289136&group_id=5470&atid=105470 -- John Whitley -- A while back I reported a problem on the Cygwin mailing list where all python extension packages would fail "python setup.py install" at the link step due to a mangle

Re: Problem with python extension install

Jason Tishler wrote: Actually, the link line is missing: -L/usr/lib/python2.4/config Thanks for the correction.. I figured that out a few minutes after I sent my last email. 8-) Does ZopeInterface use Distutils? If so, then the above link option should be automatically added under

Problem with python extension install

ly; the link line is missing the "-L/ usr/lib/python2.4" option. I'm posting here in case any Cygwin-using Python experts can pass along pointers on triaging (or solving ;-) this problem. Thanks! John Whitley P.S. Thanks to folks who responded to my recent rebaseall question.

BUG: bash 3.0-7 breaks rebaseall

turn, affects Apache, Perl, and Python, three cygwin apps that are known to be affected by the rebase problem (per /usr/share/ doc/Cygwin/rebase-2.3.README). The workaround is to revert bash to 2.05b-17, at least to do the rebaseall. -- John Whitley -- Unsubscribe info: http