Re: failing in build, checking Python lib dir

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo wis1@comcast.net!

On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:10:27 -0700
<wis1@comcast.net> wrote:

> In trying to build 3.25 (cwd is gpsd-3.25):

If you are going to build from source, may I suggest you build git head?
A lot of bug fixes, new stuff, in git head.

>     #scons pps=yes ntpshm=yes

Those should be the defaults.  Who suggested doing that?  Did you read
the build instructions?

> I get the following message:
>       
>     Checking Python lib dir...
>     System PYTHONPATH='/usr/bin/python:/'
>     Ensure your PYTHONPATH includes /
>     Checking Python config vars...
>       File "<unknown>", line 0

Partial logs are not helpful.  Please provide the complete build log.

>     SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Odd.

> '/usr/bin/python' is symlinked to python3.

Normal and expected.

> Note that in the above, PYTHONPATH does include '/', but the same
> result occurs if "PYTHONPATH=/usr/bin/python". I added '/' to try
> and make 'scons' happy.

A very odd PYTHONPATH.  '/usr/bin/python', and '/' are both clearly wrong.

> While getting here is indicative of a problem of mine, it also seems
> to be an issue with the script. Perhaps this error path hasn't been
> taken before.

Never see anything like like it.  How did you get such a bad PYTHONPATH??

> Any ideas on how I can continue?

Fix you PYTHONPATH, maybe just remove it.

RGDS
GARY
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