[Image-SIG] Python Imaging Library (PIL)

[Waldemar Osuch]

2008/8/19 Ang Ah Giat, Linda <ASLAng at ntu.edu.sg>:
> Hi,
>
> I try to install plone into my zope, it complaint that "PortalTransforms
> Problem importing module image_to_png : No module named PIL.Image". So I
> download the Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 Source Kit (all platforms) from
> http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/
>
> I did the follow steps as in the README file
> $ gunzip Imaging-1.1.6.tar.gz
>         $ tar xvf Imaging-1.1.6.tar
>         $ cd Imaging-1.1.6
>         $ python setup.py install
> I go a lot funny stuff on the screen and end with "error: command 'gcc'
> failed with exit status 1"
> Anywhere that I can get the Python Imaging Library for Ububtu version 7.10?

I would try this first:

sudo apt-get install python-imaging

before trying to compile my own version