mx Base module

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 2008-02-25 17:27, Manu wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
>   I am trying to install mx Base module( http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/
> ) on my Redhat server. But om executing command "python setup.py
> install"

The file you downloaded is a prebuilt binary. For those, you
have to use:

	python setup.py build --skip install

Prebuilt binaries are similar to Python eggs in that they do
not require a compiler. Unlike eggs, they give you full advantage
of the distutils install command and all its options.

http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/#Installation

> I get following messages:
> 
> running install
> running build
> running mx_autoconf
> gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-
> prototypes -fPIC -D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -I/usr/local/include -c _configtest.c
> -o _configtest.o
> _configtest.c: In function 'main':
> _configtest.c:4: warning: statement with no effect
> gcc -pthread _configtest.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib64 -o
> _configtest
> success!
> removing: _configtest.c _configtest.o _configtest
> gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-
> prototypes -fPIC -D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -I/usr/local/include/python2.5 -I/usr/
> local/include -c _configtest.c -o _configtest.o
> success!
> removing: _configtest.c _configtest.o
> macros to define: [('HAVE_STRPTIME', '1')]
> macros to undefine: []
> running build_ext
> 
> building extension "mx.DateTime.mxDateTime.mxDateTime" (required)
> building 'mx.DateTime.mxDateTime.mxDateTime' extension
> gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-
> prototypes -fPIC -DUSE_FAST_GETCURRENTTIME -DHAVE_STRPTIME=1 -Imx/
> DateTime/mxDateTime -I/usr/local/include/python2.5 -I/usr/local/
> include -c mx/DateTime/mxDateTime/mxDateTime.c -o build/temp.linux-
> x86_64-2.5_ucs2/mx-DateTime-mxDateTime-mxDateTime/mx/DateTime/
> mxDateTime/mxDateTime.o
> gcc: mx/DateTime/mxDateTime/mxDateTime.c: No such file or directory
> gcc: no input files
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
> 
> I am able to import mx but not mx.TextTools or mx.DateTime.
> 
> Please help to install this module.
> 
> Thanks in  advance
>            M

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