[Image-SIG] PIL compilation error on linux

[Erwan Loaëc]

You need to install the "dev" package for python.

Using python 2.7, perhaps your system is based on unbuntu,
try to install the package "python-dev".

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Erwan


Ryan Mahoski wrote:
> After running `python setup.py install` on Linux Mint I see a 
> compilation error (below). This occurs regardless of whether I try to 
> install PIL 1.1.6 or 1.1.7. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
> 
> ...
> building '_imaging' extension
> creating build/temp.linux-i686-2.7
> creating build/temp.linux-i686-2.7/libImaging
> gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall 
> -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -IlibImaging -I/usr/include 
> -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include/python2.7 -c _imaging.c -o 
> build/temp.linux-i686-2.7/_imaging.o
> _imaging.c:76:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory
> compilation terminated.
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
> 
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