Can't run ./configure at installation

[Matthew Knepley]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 8:57 PM, Ben Tay <zonexo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmm,
>
>  Tried to reinstall Python but it still can't work. Any other idea?

In order to install you must get a working copy of Python. I suspect you have
not fully uninstalled that copy. I would reinstall cygwin completely, since it
appears that you have a corrupt copy.

  Matt

>  Thanks again!
>
>  Matthew Knepley wrote:
>  > Python is fundamentally broken. I recommend a reinstall. That
>  > 'import site' error indicates that Python cannot load its builtin library.
>  >
>  >    Matt
>  >
>  > On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 8:22 PM, Ben Tay <zonexo at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >> Hi,
>  >>
>  >>  I'm trying to install a new version of PETSc into windows using cygwin.
>  >>  I met with the following error at installation:
>  >>
>  >>  $ ./config/configure.py --with-cc='win32fe cl' --with-fc='win32fe f90'
>  >>  --download-f-blas-lapack=1 LIBS="-L'/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft
>  >>  Visual Studio/DF98/LIB'"
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>  'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
>  >>  Traceback (most recent call last):
>  >>   File "./config/configure.py", line 2, in <module>
>  >>     import os
>  >>  ImportError: No module named os
>  >>
>  >>  May I know why is this happening?
>  >>
>  >>  Thank you very much.
>  >>
>  >>  Regards.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
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