how to install python apps

[Michael R. Head]

On Sat, 2005-11-12 at 10:53 -0500, Todd Slater wrote:
> I'm trying to install Gnome Catalog cd cataloger but when I try to
> install (python setup.py install) I get the following error:
> 
> error: invalid Python installation: unable to open
> /usr/lib/python2.4/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)
> 
> I have python2.4 and python2.4-dev, what else should I have?

OK, just tried it myself. I didn't have either python-dev or
python2.4-dev installed and I got your error message. After installing
python-dev (which brought in python2.4-dev), the setup program ran
fine. 

Perhaps you should try reinstalling python2.4-dev? It definitely has the
makefile in it.

sudo apt-get install --reinstall python2.4-dev

burner at phoenix:~/Desktop/gnomecatalog$ dpkg -L python2.4-dev |grep
Makefile
/usr/lib/python2.4/doc/tools/sgmlconv/Makefile
/usr/lib/python2.4/config/Makefile


> 
> Thanks,
> Todd
> 
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