compiling Python 2.7.1 with readline module fails on Debian (Virtualbox)

[Benedict Verheyen]

Hi,


i'm trying to compile Python 2.7.1 on Debian (Virtual Box).
Compiling end successfully but readline and curses fail to build.

I'm working with virtualenv and I install all my packages in $HOME/local.
I've downloaded readline, compiled and installed it in $HOME/local, same with ncurses.
Both were the latest releases.
But somehow, Python isn't able to build them.

I get this message:

Failed to build these modules:
_curses    _curses_panel    readline

So it does seems to find the modules.
I'm not used to dealing with configure, and make so i can't debug much.
I first tried this configure line:
./configure --enable-shared --prefix=$HOME/local

Next i tried this one:
env CPPFLAGS="-I$HOME/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L$HOME/local/lib" ./configure --enable-shared --prefix=$HOME/local

But make yields the same error.

Any clues on what I do wrong?

The source of ncurses and readline are placed in $HOME/src.
Both packages are installed in $HOME/local

Thanks for any advice,

Regards,
Benedict