[Pythonmac-SIG] Can't build PIL on Snow Leopard

[Xiao Yu]

There is no problem at all when I use Apple Python with pretty much everything. Except when I have to distribute it with py2app. A separate Python is essential for me. I could use MacPort or Fink but that would put me a few versions behind the latest release. I'd really like to just use Python from python.org and add all the libraries I need but I can't seem to compile any libraries for this Python. They all end with a similar error. I'm not sure what I'm missing. It gives the same error when I try to egg this too. 

Regards,
Xiao

> i have a PIL binary for python2.6.1 on Snow Leopard. I use the Apple-native python, and i haven't run the module through any tests to verify it's soundness, but just doing "import Image" in python works just fine...
> 
> let me know if anyone would like it, or would like to discuss. I can always be found on #utahpython on IRC under the name mgeary.
> 
> best,
> 
> michael geary
> 
> 
> On Dec 3, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Christopher Barker wrote:
> 
> > First:
> > 
> > Does anyone have a PIL binary for Python2.6.4? That would be the easiest way to get it?
> > 
> > I built one for Frederik last spring, but I don't know what happened to it, nor do I remember whether it was for py2.5 or py2.6
> > 
> > It's not too hard to do -- at least with 10.5 machine -- I have a 10.4.11 PP now, and macports does not build Universal right at this point :-(
> > 
> > Xiao Yu wrote:
> >> I apologize for not having caught onto the nuance of differences between the Apple system Python, python.org's Python and MacPort's Python yet. I have installed python.org's Python 2.6.4. I however have trouble building PIL on it.
> >> lipo: can't open input file: /var/tmp//ccmUAK0V.out (No such file or directory)
> >> error: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc-4.0' failed with exit status 1
> >> I am being told by the folks at comp.lang.python that the problem is because of missing libraries. Could someone please instruct me how to proceed? I couldn't google the proper procedures. My ultimate goal is to get my PyQt-PIL application working again.
> > 
> > That is likely. If you look at the error messages that came before, you may find more details, but PIL does depend in a couple other libs that Apple does not provide.
> > 
> > You will find a list of these libs in the PIL docs, and probably discussion about Mac-specific issue in the archives of this list and assorted Wikis  -- do some goggling. I think you need libjpeg and libfreetype, though freetype may now come with OS-X 10.6
> > 
> > The easiest way to get them is to use macports (or maybe fink).
> > 
> > If you just need it to work for you, then it's pretty easy. Use macports to build libjpeg, and make sure the PIL build can find it, and away you go.
> > 
> > If you want to re-distribute, then you'll want to build the libd Universal, which macports shoudl be able to do with:
> > 
> > port install libjpeg _universal
> > 
> > or something like that. Then you want make sure that PIL finds only the static libs -- I think macports builds both, so you may need to go delete the *.dylib versions so that they won't be found -- a kludge, but gcc really tries hard to use dynamic libs.
> > 
> > Sorry I don't have time to do more right now!
> > 
> > -Chris
> > 
> > 
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