Build trouble: Python 2.1.3 on VMS 7.2

[Alder]

OpenVMS Alpha 7.2
WASD 8.0 (with OPENSSL 0.9.6E)
DECC 6.5

Thanks to the kind assistance of others in c.o.v I've managed to get 
past the compiler issue and attempt a fresh build of Python 2.1.3.  It's 
not the smoothest build, that's for sure.  Anyone else out there manage 
to build and install this latest release of Python for VMS yet?  I think 
I'm getting close to something usable, but have stalled at the point 
shown below.

If anyone can tell why these messages are generated, please let us know! 
   The directory that is reported 'missing' by the build process is very 
much where it should be.

Thanks,
Alder

$ @PYTHON_INSTALL DISK$NET:[PYLIB] DISK$NET:[PYTHON] 7.0
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Building WASD module (YES/NO) [Y]?
register _wasd

Building Python Library Imaging Library module (YES/NO) [Y]?
register _imaging

Building gdchart module (YES/NO) [Y]?
register gdchart

%COPY-W-INCOMPAT, PYTHON_ROOT:[VMS]CONFIG_OPTIONAL_MODULES.TXT;7 (input) 
and PYT
HON_ROOT:[VMS]CONFIG.DAT;1 (output) have incompatible attributes
%AMAC-F-OPENOUT, error opening PYTHON_ROOT:[VMS.O_ALPHA.VMS] as output
-RMS-E-DNF, directory not found
-SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file
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