Error in compiling Python on OS X

Diez B. Roggisch deets at nospam.web.de
Sun Jul 26 18:46:01 EDT 2009


Kevin schrieb:
> I am trying to compile Python 2.6.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.7.  I have Xcode
> 3.1.3 installed.
> 
> The error I got is below.
> 
> $ ./configure --prefix=/Users/me/python

Use a framework-build.

> checking for --with-universal-archs... 32-bit
> checking MACHDEP... darwin
> checking EXTRAPLATDIR... $(PLATMACDIRS)
> checking machine type as reported by uname -m... i386
> checking for --without-gcc... no
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output file name...
> configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
> 
> Please send any ideas.

What happens if you write a simple test.c like this:


int main() {
    return 0;
}


and compile it with gcc on the commandline? There must be a file called 
"a.out" afterwards.

diez



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