Opened at 2008-05-06T19:43:34Z
Closed at 2009-03-28T18:58:20Z
#409 closed defect (wontfix)
"make check-deps" does not detect missing Python.h.
| Reported by: | nejucomo | Owned by: | somebody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | trivial | Milestone: | eventually |
| Component: | code | Version: | 1.0.0 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | zooko | |
| Launchpad Bug: |
Description
When installing Tahoe from source, I overlooked the install.html mention that I needed python dev headers.
I ran make check-dep which succeeded (it gave no output and had a zero exit status, which I assume is success).
-but when I run "make" the build fails. Could check-deps tell me Python.h is missing?
Change History (4)
comment:1 Changed at 2008-05-06T20:47:05Z by zooko
comment:2 Changed at 2008-05-06T21:56:22Z by zooko
- Cc zooko added
comment:3 Changed at 2008-10-07T22:27:56Z by warner
- Summary changed from make check-deps does not detect missing Python.h. to "make check-deps" does not detect missing Python.h.
comment:4 Changed at 2009-03-28T18:58:20Z by zooko
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from new to closed
We don't really use make check-deps anymore, and I don't know how to fix this, so closing it as wontfix.
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Does the build fail in a way that clearly indicates that you are missing Python.h?
It isn't convenient for either Python or GNU make code to check for a header file. The best way to do it is "try it and see", or use the autoconf approach, which actually embeds a little C program inside itself and attempts to compile that program to see if it works.