PyXML setup question

[Noel Rappin]

Actually, the Python installation itself was messed up (my fault).  Once we
cleared that up the XML package launched fine.  Thanks to everybody who
offered advice.

Noel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: python-list-admin at python.org
> [mailto:python-list-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Andrew Kuchling
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:01 PM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Re: PyXML setup question
>
>
> "Noel Rappin" <noel.rappin at openwave.com> writes:
> >     raise DistutilsPlatformError, my_msg
> > distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: invalid Python
> installation: unable
> > to open /usr/local/lib/python2.0/config/Makefile (No such file
> or directory)
> > =========
> >
> > The weird thing about this is that even were Python in
> /user/local/lib, the
> > directory is a) capitalized, and b) there is no /config/Makefile.
>
> Was Python configured and compiled with --prefix set to wherever
> you're putting it?  The code for figuring out the Makefile's location
> is in Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py, and it just uses sys.prefix; see
> get_python_lib() and get_makefile_filename().
>
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