Comments on: How to build safe, clean Python 2.5 RPMs for Fedora Core 6 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/ Bryan O'Sullivan's blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Compile Python 2.5.6 for 64-bit CentOS/RHEL 5.6 (RedHat) « Bongo's Codeways http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-305576 Compile Python 2.5.6 for 64-bit CentOS/RHEL 5.6 (RedHat) « Bongo's Codeways Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:48:54 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-305576 [...] going to follow the method detailed in a blog post by Bryan O’Sullivan and build an RPM using a source RPM from the Fedora Project. My system is a 64-bit virtual machine [...] [...] going to follow the method detailed in a blog post by Bryan O’Sullivan and build an RPM using a source RPM from the Fedora Project. My system is a 64-bit virtual machine [...]

]]> By: Fernando Mansito http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-257693 Fernando Mansito Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:45:31 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-257693 (May I add that at mirrors.kernel.org:/fedora/development/source/SRPMS - see Mr. Scott - what there is now, April 3, 2010, is one only Python source for fc14, not fc6 which you clearly warned is the base for CentOS 5 and therefore, the one that would have to be supposed to work, I'm so sorry). (May I add that at mirrors.kernel.org:/fedora/development/source/SRPMS – see Mr. Scott – what there is now, April 3, 2010, is one only Python source for fc14, not fc6 which you clearly warned is the base for CentOS 5 and therefore, the one that would have to be supposed to work, I’m so sorry).

]]> By: Fernando Mansito http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-257678 Fernando Mansito Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:14:23 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-257678 To Mr. Bryan O'Sullivan Dear Mr. Sullivan, Thank you very much for your article on building Python 2.5 on Red Hat 5. I have a CentOS 5.4 distro on a friend's computer and he needs the "Escritorio Movistar" that in turn needs the former. On applying your second paragraph i.e. importing all Phython 2* sources from Fedora, I have found that the sources are there no more and get from ftp an error 540 i. e. failed change of directories. Would you please still be so kind as to either point me to or send me your own downloaded collection that you used to build Python 2.5 - unless, in your judgement, there is another means to find the sources anywhere else or access the fedora repository elsewhere for them? Thank you very much again and best regards, fernando mansito To Mr. Bryan O’Sullivan

Dear Mr. Sullivan,

Thank you very much for your article on building Python 2.5 on Red Hat 5. I have a CentOS 5.4 distro on a friend’s computer and he needs the “Escritorio Movistar” that in turn needs the former.

On applying your second paragraph i.e. importing all Phython 2* sources from Fedora, I have found that the sources are there no more and get from ftp an error 540 i. e. failed change of directories.

Would you please still be so kind as to either point me to or send me your own downloaded collection that you used to build Python 2.5 – unless, in your judgement, there is another means to find the sources anywhere else or access the fedora repository elsewhere for them?

Thank you very much again and best regards,
fernando mansito

]]> By: Radu - Eosif Mihailescu http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-228852 Radu - Eosif Mihailescu Fri, 08 May 2009 18:34:01 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-228852 First off, thank you for a very useful page -- it saved me a lot of trouble :-) And now some comments: 1) The sed command line does not work in that it does not edit the file as expected. I just edited it by hand (I know, I was lazy -- I should have fixed the sed command line instead) 2) The .spec file has to be edited as well, for the same reason: "BuildRequires: db4-devel >= 4.3" instead of "4.6". 3) The Fedora packaging team deserves a honorable mention for implementing the nice __python_ver logic inside the spec file ;-) Hope this helps, @Dexter First off, thank you for a very useful page — it saved me a lot of trouble :-)

And now some comments:
1) The sed command line does not work in that it does not edit the file as expected. I just edited it by hand (I know, I was lazy — I should have fixed the sed command line instead)
2) The .spec file has to be edited as well, for the same reason: “BuildRequires: db4-devel >= 4.3″ instead of “4.6″.
3) The Fedora packaging team deserves a honorable mention for implementing the nice __python_ver logic inside the spec file ;-)

Hope this helps,
@Dexter

]]> By: Rubens Fredrick http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-197179 Rubens Fredrick Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:31:15 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-197179 i got thru well till i used rpmbuild and got this error. wht cud b wrong? m using Centos 5.2 error: Failed build dependencies: db4-devel >= 4.7 is needed by python25-2.5.2-1.x86_64 i got thru well till i used rpmbuild and got this error.

wht cud b wrong? m using Centos 5.2

error: Failed build dependencies:
db4-devel >= 4.7 is needed by python25-2.5.2-1.x86_64

]]> By: KiwiFrog http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-138898 KiwiFrog Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:52:22 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-138898 Please ignore the above question. It was my newbie moment ;-). BTW, Thanks to the author of this post and all the contributors in the comments. Please ignore the above question. It was my newbie moment ;-) .

BTW, Thanks to the author of this post and all the contributors in the comments.

]]> By: KiwiFrog http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-138892 KiwiFrog Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:17:54 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-138892 Anyone getting the following error when building the rpm? [root@xxxx SPECS]# rpmbuild --define '_topdir /tmp/mypy' --define '__python_ver 25' -bb python.spec error: Failed build dependencies: readline-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 openssl-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 gmp-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 ncurses-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 gdbm-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 zlib-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 expat-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 libGL-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 tk is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 tix is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 libX11-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 pkgconfig is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 tcl-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 tk-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 tix-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 bzip2-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 sqlite-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 autoconf is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 db4-devel >= 4.3 is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 tcl is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Anyone getting the following error when building the rpm?

[root@xxxx SPECS]# rpmbuild –define ‘_topdir /tmp/mypy’ –define ‘__python_ver 25′ -bb python.spec
error: Failed build dependencies:
readline-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
openssl-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
gmp-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
ncurses-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
gdbm-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
zlib-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
expat-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
libGL-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
tk is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
tix is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
libX11-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
pkgconfig is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
tcl-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
tk-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
tix-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
bzip2-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
sqlite-devel is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
autoconf is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
db4-devel >= 4.3 is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386
tcl is needed by python25-2.5-12.i386

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

]]> By: Amy http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-133844 Amy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-133844 Anyone else run into this when trying to build on cent5.1? gcc -pthread -shared Modules/_bsddb.o -L/usr/lib -ldb-4.5 -o Modules/_bsddb.so /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb-4.5 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [Modules/_bsddb.so] Error 1 error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.33492 (%build) Anyone else run into this when trying to build on cent5.1?

gcc -pthread -shared Modules/_bsddb.o -L/usr/lib -ldb-4.5 -o Modules/_bsddb.so
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb-4.5
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [Modules/_bsddb.so] Error 1
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.33492 (%build)

]]> By: Jamie Quint http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-121650 Jamie Quint Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:51:36 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-121650 actually ignore the above comment :) however that repository was not working for me, development was not showing up. Found the applicable file here: http://ftp.cse.yzu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Fedora/core/development/source/SRPMS/python-2.5-12.fc7.src.rpm actually ignore the above comment :) however that repository was not working for me, development was not showing up. Found the applicable file here: http://ftp.cse.yzu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Fedora/core/development/source/SRPMS/python-2.5-12.fc7.src.rpm

]]> By: Jamie Quint http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/comment-page-1/#comment-121649 Jamie Quint Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:46:49 +0000 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2006/12/22/how-to-build-safe-clean-python-25-rpms-for-fedora-core-6/#comment-121649 lftp ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/development/source/SRPMS you will have to also replace "development" with "6" here lftp ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/development/source/SRPMS

you will have to also replace “development” with “6″ here

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