MySQLdb, Linux, and Import Error

[Sam Penrose]

In article <wzg0nyz92h.fsf at sunshine.cs.uu.nl>, Piet van Oostrum 
<piet at cs.uu.nl> wrote:

> >>>>> Ian Maurer <ian_maurer at my-deja.com> (IM) writes:
> 
> IM> I am just learning how to install software on my own linux box, so
> IM> please be kind.
> 
> IM> I have installed MySQL. Works beautifully.
> 
> IM> I then installed Python 1.5. Works beautifully, too.
> 
> IM> I then tried to build the MySQLdb but it failed. I had to go in
> IM> and copy the MySQL include and lib directories to the spots the
> IM> make file was looking for them. Is this right or did I miss
> IM> something? The build.py then worked fine.
> 
> Usually you do it the other way around: change the Makefile (or a config
> file) so that it includes the proper directories.

We always have to do it the ugly way.

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