Cannot install Pypvm (Python Parallel Virtual Machine)

spectrumdt at gmail.com spectrumdt at gmail.com
Tue May 6 06:31:28 EDT 2008


Hello.

I am trying to install Pypvm (http://pypvm.sourceforge.net/), the
Python interface to PVM ("Parallel Virtual Machine"). Unfortunately,
installation fails. I am hoping someone can help me fix it.

I am running Fedora Core 8 Linux.

The official Pypvm documentation is very helpful (or something),
providing the following:



To build Pypvm, cross your fingers and try:

make -f Makefile.pre.in boot
make

Or alternatively, try
  python setup.py build
  python setup.py install



For me, the "make -f Makefile.pre.in boot" seems to run fine, but the
"make" fails, giving (among other things) the following:



[ore at localhost pypvm-0.94]$ make
gcc -pthread -fPIC -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
  -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -
march=i386
  -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC
  -I/usr/include/python2.5 -I/usr/lib/python2.5/config    -c
  ././pypvm_coremodule.c -o ./pypvm_coremodule.o
././pypvm_coremodule.c:2:18: error: pvm3.h: No such file or directory
././pypvm_coremodule.c: In function ‘was_error’:
././pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: ‘PvmOk’ undeclared (first use in
this function)
././pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: (Each undeclared identifier is
reported only once
././pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: for each function it appears in.)
././pypvm_coremodule.c:85: error: ‘PvmBadParam’ undeclared (first use
in this function)
././pypvm_coremodule.c:85: error: ‘PvmMismatch’ undeclared (first use
in this function)
[...]
././pypvm_coremodule.c:1889: error: ‘PvmDupEntry’ undeclared (first
use in this function)
././pypvm_coremodule.c:1767: warning: unused variable ‘optModule’
././pypvm_coremodule.c:1766: warning: unused variable ‘resultModule’
././pypvm_coremodule.c:1765: warning: unused variable ‘notifyModule’
././pypvm_coremodule.c:1764: warning: unused variable ‘spawnModule’
././pypvm_coremodule.c:1763: warning: unused variable ‘dataModule’
././pypvm_coremodule.c:1762: warning: unused variable
‘exceptionModule’
make: *** [pypvm_coremodule.o] Error 1
[ore at localhost pypvm-0.94]$



In in alternate version, "python setup.py build" similarly fails:



[ore at localhost pypvm-0.94]$ python setup.py build
running build
running build_py
running build_ext
building 'pypvm_core' extension
gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-
D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-
size=4 -m32 -march=i386 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -
D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fPIC -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/python2.5 -c
pypvm_coremodule.c -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/pypvm_coremodule.o
pypvm_coremodule.c:2:18: error: pvm3.h: No such file or directory
pypvm_coremodule.c: In function ‘was_error’:
pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: ‘PvmOk’ undeclared (first use in this
function)
pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported
only once
pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: for each function it appears in.)
pypvm_coremodule.c:85: error: ‘PvmBadParam’ undeclared (first use in
this function)
[...]
pypvm_coremodule.c:1889: error: ‘PvmDupEntry’ undeclared (first use in
this function)
pypvm_coremodule.c:1767: warning: unused variable ‘optModule’
pypvm_coremodule.c:1766: warning: unused variable ‘resultModule’
pypvm_coremodule.c:1765: warning: unused variable ‘notifyModule’
pypvm_coremodule.c:1764: warning: unused variable ‘spawnModule’
pypvm_coremodule.c:1763: warning: unused variable ‘dataModule’
pypvm_coremodule.c:1762: warning: unused variable ‘exceptionModule’
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
[ore at localhost pypvm-0.94]$



Can anyone help me get it to work?

Thanks in advance.
- Claus Appel



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