Python 2.6.4: ./configure does not work

[knipknap]

Hi,

Running ./configure in the 2.6.4 sources produces the following error:

config.status: error: cannot find input file: Makefile.pre.in

Indeed, such a file is not contained anywhere in the Pakage. Also, I
found this note:

"The Unix build and install process is explained clearly in the README
file contained in the distribution"
(http://www.python.org/download/source/)

However, there isn't any README (or INSTALL) file contained in the
distribution.

sab@mach:/home/sab/Python-2.6.4> find . -name "README"
../Lib/lib2to3/tests/data/README
../Lib/distutils/README
../Lib/test/crashers/README

Any hints?

Thanks,
-Samuel

 

[Albert Hopkins]

Hi,

Running ./configure in the 2.6.4 sources produces the following error:

config.status: error: cannot find input file: Makefile.pre.in

Indeed, such a file is not contained anywhere in the Pakage.

Which sources are you referring to? Can you verify the checksums:

17dcac33e4f3adb69a57c2607b6de246 13322131 Python-2.6.4.tgz
fee5408634a54e721a93531aba37f8c1 11249486 Python-2.6.4.tar.bz2

Also, I
found this note:

"The Unix build and install process is explained clearly in the README
file contained in the distribution"
(http://www.python.org/download/source/)

However, there isn't any README (or INSTALL) file contained in the
distribution.

sab@mach:/home/sab/Python-2.6.4> find . -name "README"
./Lib/lib2to3/tests/data/README
./Lib/distutils/README
./Lib/test/crashers/README

Any hints?

There is a README at the root of the tarball:

$ pwd
/home/marduk/Desktop/Python-2.6.4
$ head -1 README
This is Python version 2.6.4

 

[knipknap]

Which sources are you referring to?  Can you verify the checksums:

17dcac33e4f3adb69a57c2607b6de246  13322131  Python-2.6.4.tgz
fee5408634a54e721a93531aba37f8c1  11249486  Python-2.6.4.tar.bz2

There is a README at the root of the tarball:

Huh, looks like the .bz2 package is broken (even though the md5 is
fine). The .gz works fine.

Thanks,
-Samuel

 

[Ned Deily]

Huh, looks like the .bz2 package is broken (even though the md5 is
fine). The .gz works fine.

Hmm, the .bz2 from the official download page
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.4/
seems to have a perfectly good README and Makefile.pre.in. Problem with
your version of tar or ... ?