[Zope-dev] zope and os/2

[Tres Seaver]

"Paulo Dias" <pcd@gds-corp.com> wrote:
> 
> hi/2 all...
> 
> I'm new to this list, and i'm trying to port zope to os/2 to provide
> the os/2 community with such a fine program:)
> 
> well, i installed the emx/gcc package and put python for os/2 1.5.2 up
> and running, and then picked up the zope src (2.2.2) from zope.org and
> did a:
> 
> python wo_pcgi.py
> 
> it then started to compile and exited with folowwing
> error:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------
> Compiling python
> modules
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------
> Building extension modules
> 
> ------------------------------------------------
> Compiling extensions in lib/python
> cp /lib/python1.5/config/Makefile.pre.in .
> cp: /lib/python1.5/config/Makefile.pre.in: No such file or directory
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "wo_pcgi.py", line 116, in ?
>   File "wo_pcgi.py", line 104, in main
>   File "E:\lixo\Zope-2.2.2-src\inst\build_extensions.py", line 96, in ?
>     make('lib','python')
>   File "E:\lixo\Zope-2.2.2-src\inst\do.py", line 133, in make
>     do("cp %s ." % wheres_Makefile_pre_in())
>   File "E:\lixo\Zope-2.2.2-src\inst\do.py", line 104, in do
>     if i and picky: raise SystemError, i
> SystemError: 1
> Exit 1
> 
> ********
> so now i'm stuck.. what's wrong here?
> 
> my system:
> emx  0.9d fix 3
> WSeB + fixpack 1 (warp server for e-business)
> python 1.5.2 (os/2 port)
> zope source 2.2.2
> gcc 2.8.1
> gmake 3.76.1
> ************
> 
> any os/2 developers out there that could give me a hand?
> 
> thanks and best regards...

I'm not running Warp anymore, but that error indicates that python
can't find 'Makefile.pre.in', which is part of the source distribution
for Python.  Are you using Jeff Rush's binaries?  I think you need to
check out his source distribution (RPM, no less!), at:

  http://www.os2warp.org/%7Ejrush/python_os2/files.html

Best,

Tres.

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