[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> i've got problem installing python-2.3.5 from sources on FreeBSD 5.3
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ./configure > conf_log
> configure: WARNING: curses.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure: WARNING: curses.h: check for missing prerequisite
> headers?
> configure: WARNING: curses.h: see the Autoconf documentation
> configure: WARNING: curses.h: section "Present But Cannot Be
> Compiled"
> configure: WARNING: curses.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
> configure: WARNING: curses.h: in the future, the compiler will take
> precedence
> configure: WARNING: ## --------------------------------- ##
> configure: WARNING: ## Report this to the python lists. ##
> configure: WARNING: ## --------------------------------- ##
> configure: WARNING: ncurses.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure: WARNING: ncurses.h: check for missing prerequisite
> headers?
> configure: WARNING: ncurses.h: see the Autoconf documentation
> configure: WARNING: ncurses.h: section "Present But Cannot Be
> Compiled"
> configure: WARNING: ncurses.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's
> result
> configure: WARNING: ncurses.h: in the future, the compiler will take
> precedence
> configure: WARNING: ## --------------------------------- ##
> configure: WARNING: ## Report this to the python lists. ##
> configure: WARNING: ## --------------------------------- ##
>
> Can anybody explain me what kind of problem do i have and how much
> serious it could be?
your system contains slightly broken include files. see
http://www.python.org/sf/1244610
for a discussion and a workaround (for openbsd), and
http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=84219
for a freebsd-specific fix.
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