[Image-SIG] Help installing PIL

[Bruce Johnson]

On Sep 14, 2011, at 7:45 PM, Isaac Feldman wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install PIL 1.7.7 on Mac OS X 10.6 running python 2.7.2
> 
> I am getting the following error: 
> 
>> $ python setup.py build_ext -i
>> running build_ext
>> --- using frameworks at /System/Library/Frameworks
>> building '_imaging' extension
>> gcc-4.0 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -dynamic -arch ppc -arch i386 -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -DHAVE_LIBJPEG -DHAVE_LIBZ -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Headers -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Headers -IlibImaging -I/sw/include/freetype2 -I/sw/include -I/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7 -c _imaging.c -o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.7/_imaging.o
>> unable to execute gcc-4.0: No such file or directory
>> error: command 'gcc-4.0' failed with exit status 1
> 
> I think it is because I don't have Python's build support files "python-dev", "python-devel", or similar. 

No, it's because you don't have gcc-4.0 or at least don't have it on your $PATH.

You need to have Apple's Developer Tools installed or build up a dev environment with MacPorts to do this.

It's simplest to just install Apples dev tools:

<http://developer.apple.com/> 

(note, you do NOT need the $99 Mac Developer Program to download the dev tools. You DO need to pay the $99 if you want to put your apps on the App Store.)

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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

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