On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:13:51AM -0400, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: | $ python2.3 setup.py install --prefix /usr/local/opt/zope-2.7.0-b2 | running build_scripts | error: mkpath: 'name' must be a string (got None) | The build succeeds but the install fails. Is something wrong on my | system or has the setup.py script changed in some way? chrism kindly presented me with a cluestick off-list -- if I follow the [configure - make - make install] process described in INSTALL.txt instead of trying to use distutils directly then all is well. -D -- Yes, Java is so bulletproofed that to a C programmer it feels like being in a straightjacket, but it's a really comfy and warm straightjacket, and the world would be a safer place if everyone was straightjacketed most of the time. -- Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/