Make Terminal command

richbits · Jan 8, 2012

Forgive me if this is not the correct place to post, but I found a similar question here.

I have used a mac as my main machine for about 6 years, but have had no real need to get involved in the terminal. I've dabbled with xcode, but wanted to try something new and decided to try to learn Python. The first step was downloading Python, and then following the readme instructions as follows:

Code:

On Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin:

    ./configure
    make
    make test
    sudo make install

So I have run the first step although it doesn't appear successful:

Code:

checking for --enable-universalsdk... no
checking for --with-universal-archs... 32-bit
checking MACHDEP... darwin
checking machine type as reported by uname -m... x86_64
checking for --without-gcc... no
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: in `/Volumes/Richard Home/richard/Downloads/Python-3.2.2':
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details

Any help on this would be appreciated....

But then I don't seem to be able to run the make command, which is how I ended up at the link above.

I've followed the advice within the post with the following results:

Code:

Richards-Mac-Pro:~ richard$ which gnumake
Richards-Mac-Pro:~ richard$ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gnumake /usr/bin/make
Password:
ln: /usr/bin/make: File exists
Richards-Mac-Pro:~ richard$ which make
Richards-Mac-Pro:~ richard$

I have reinstalled xcode (from the app store), but still get no result from which make.

I'd appreciate any advice on how to get python 3.2.2 up and running.

Thanks.

vansmith · Jan 8, 2012

Any particular reason you're building Python? Not only is it included with OS X but the Python website has pre-built binaries.

Python installers: http://python.org/download/

richbits · Jan 8, 2012

vansmith said:
Any particular reason you're building Python? Not only is it included with OS X but the Python website has pre-built binaries.

Python installers: Download Python

Ah, thanks... Yes :Blushing: too much haste....

Doesn't explain "which make" not returning a path, but should get me on the road to installation.

Thanks.

Dysfunction · Jan 8, 2012

echo $PATH

I bet /usr/bin does not exist in your path.

vansmith · Jan 8, 2012

Dysfunction said:
echo $PATH

I bet /usr/bin does not exist in your path.

That would make sense since that's where make resides but I have no idea how /usr/bin/ wouldn't be in the user's path. I have however seen Xcode installs go wrong and leave certain symlinks uncreated (make is a symlink to /usr/bin/gnumake).

richbits · Jan 11, 2012

Thanks for your replys, sorry I've been tied up for a few days.

my path is as follows:

Code:

Richards-Mac-Pro:Python-3.2.2 richard$ $PATH
-bash: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin: No such file or directory

so it does contain /usr/bin, but gets a bit messy towards the end. Not sure what the No such file or directory is referring to (I get it on my macbook too).

vansmith · Jan 11, 2012

Throw "echo" in front of that and you won't get that error.

What do you get when you execute the following?

Code:

ls -l /usr/bin/make

rman · Jan 11, 2012

Did you load the xcode development environment? If not that maybe why the make command is not available.

richbits · Jan 12, 2012

Thanks, I've reinstalled xcode again and it all seems to have sorted itself out.

Many thanks for your help.

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