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Phillip B Oldham
Asked: 2010-07-29 05:50:02 +0800 CST

Python won't compile to lib64

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I'm trying to compile Python (2.6.5) on a 64bit system, using the following options:

./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64

however, libpython isn't being installed in /usr/lib64, but rather /usr/lib. This means when I invoke python from the commandline an error is raised.

I know I can hack round the problem by adding a symlink to the .so file in /usr/lib but that's not really fixing, nor understanding, the problem.

What do I need to do to get Python to install correctly?

installation python

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The native python package does a number of patches to the Python source in order to get it to use lib64. I recommend you find the native source package, extract its contents, and apply the patches yourself to the upstream source.

    Actually, I recommend you generate your own package for the newer version, but that can be daunting if you've never created a package before.

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