[MPICH] Problem compiling MPICH2

[Rajeev Thakur]

If you plan to run on a single machine, you can configure with the option
--with-pm=gforker. That will use a different process manager that does not
require python.

Rajeev 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Marko Filipovic
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:32 AM
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: [MPICH] Problem compiling MPICH2
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> ich have tried to compile MPICH2 with defalut options only. Configure 
> works fine, but make exits with an error. Here are the last few lines 
> from the ouput:
> 
> ranlib ../../../lib/libmpich.a
> date > .libstamp0
> make[3]: Leaving directory 
> `/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pmi/simple'
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pmi'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm'
> make[3]: Entering directory 
> `/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm/mpd'
> gcc -I. -I/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm/mpd   -c 
> /work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm/mpd/mpdroot.c
> gcc    -o mpdroot mpdroot.o
> running build_ext
> error: invalid Python installation: unable to open 
> /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)
> make[3]: *** [all] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm/mpd'
> make[2]: *** [all-redirect] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm'
> make[1]: *** [all-redirect] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/work/filipovic/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src'
> make: *** [all-redirect] Error 2
> 
> The manual says I need PyXML package. However, my Debian 
> doesn't seem to 
> know anything about it.
> 
> I have no idea where to look for a solution. I have already 
> been through 
> this list's archive, but couldn't find any similar posting. Any help 
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Marko
> 
>