Need help compiling Python-devel

[TM]

This option is not straight forward. There are too many dependencies.
Easier in Linux not so easy in AIX.

Is it possible to copy the python executable (ie the code below)?
# cp -p python python-devel

Thanks,
Tony



On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Dieter Maurer <dieter at handshake.de> wrote:

> TM wrote at 2016-7-5 11:42 -0400:
> Please stay on the mailin list (where others, too, can help you).
>
> >Thanks for the response. The reason for my install of python was, so I
> >could compile samba from source.
> >
> >If what you say is true then why do I get the error below when I try to
> >compile samba.
> >
> >Checking for custom code
> >       : *Could not find the python development headers*
> >/usr/local/samba-4.4.4/wscript:106: error: the configuration failed (see
> >'/usr/local/samba-4.4.4/bin/config.log')
>
> Likely, because it looks at a different place than you where your
> locally compiled Python has placed it.
>
>
> Likely, the easiest thing to do is installing the package
> "python-dev" (or "python-devel" or similarly named) with you
> operating system packageing tool.
>
>
>
> --
> Dieter
>