Newbie trying to install pygsear

[Glen]

I'm quite new to both Python and Linux (Mandrake 10.0)
Python and pygame are both installed (examples run fine), but I get the
following error when trying to install pygsear

[root@localhost pygsear-0.53]# python setup.py install
running install
error: invalid Python installation: unable to open
/usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)

There is no config folder and I can't locate Makefile in the python2.3
folder.
Just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for where
I should be looking, or should I download and install the newest version
of python as this is 2.3.3 installed from the Mandrake installation
disks.
Glen

 

[Grant Edwards]

I'm quite new to both Python and Linux (Mandrake 10.0)
Python and pygame are both installed (examples run fine), but I get the
following error when trying to install pygsear

[root@localhost pygsear-0.53]# python setup.py install
running install
error: invalid Python installation: unable to open
/usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)

You need to install the libpython2.3-devel package.

Log in as root, and run the command "urpmi libpython2.3-devl"
or
Start rpmdrake and do the pointy/clicky thing.

 

[Glen]

I'm quite new to both Python and Linux (Mandrake 10.0)

Python and pygame are both installed (examples run fine), but I get the
following error when trying to install pygsear

[root@localhost pygsear-0.53]# python setup.py install
running install
error: invalid Python installation: unable to open
/usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)

You need to install the libpython2.3-devel package.

Log in as root, and run the command "urpmi libpython2.3-devl"
or
Start rpmdrake and do the pointy/clicky thing.

Thanks, 'pointy/clicky' worked great!

 

[Grant Edwards]

Thanks, 'pointy/clicky' worked great!

If only it didn't take rpmdrake a half-hour to start up and
fifteen minutes to re-scan for packages after every operation.
[Okay, so I exaggerate a little, but that program feels awfully
slow.]

 

[Irmen de Jong]

If only it didn't take rpmdrake a half-hour to start up and
fifteen minutes to re-scan for packages after every operation.
[Okay, so I exaggerate a little, but that program feels awfully
slow.]

Yes, that's one thing that I really hope they have fixed
in Mandrake 10.1 (I'm waiting for the official 10.1, I don't
bother with the community releases).

The 9.x version was much quicker in my recollection....

_i.