Re: [rdiff-backup-users] File "/usr/local/bin/rdiff-backup", line 20, in ? RDIFF error after install?

[Charles Duffy]

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> I compiled rdiff from source on SuSe 9.1 Pro but when I try a test backup, I 
> get the following:
>
> linux:~ # rdiff-backup /home/user1/ 192.168.1.140::c:\2004
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/local/bin/rdiff-backup", line 20, in ?
>     import rdiff_backup.Main
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 25, 
> in ?
>     import Globals, Time, SetConnections, selection, robust, rpath, \
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/SetConnections.py", 
> line 30, in ?
>     import Globals, connection, rpath
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", 
> line 23, in ?
>     import types, os, tempfile, cPickle, shutil, traceback, pickle, \
>   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/gzip.py", line 9, in ?
>     import zlib
> ImportError: No module named zlib
> linux:~ #
>   
Run the Python interpreter, and put in the command "import zlib". It'll 
fail, because your Python install was compiled without zlib support; 
this is the issue you need to fix.

Recompiling Python with the zlib *headers* installed will likely resolve 
this issue.