the configure script ends with this output... checking for libpython2.6.a... not found configure: error: could not find files required to build python plugin the configure script doesn't take a path on --with-python Reproducible: Always
what does python -c "import sys; print sys.prefix" return? and is usr/lib/python2.6/config/libpython2.6.a a valid symlink?
(does it exist at all)
hmmm, weird, proper gentoo linux doesn't have that file either
- if test -e "${py_config_dir}/libpython${PYTHON_VERSION}.a"; then + if test -e "$PYTHON_PREFIX/${py_lib}/libpython${PYTHON_VERSION}.so"; then right. braindead patch.
What's the status of this bug? Do you still need info?
it's looking for .so, not .a, and you only have a .dylib.
I applied a brute force sed hack to make the check look for the right extension instead of the hardcoded .so, which should fix this problem.