Strange Python compilation results with “--enable-shared” flag

Question

I am using Debian (which comes with Python-2.7.3), trying to compile Python-2.7.6 from source for use with mod_wsgi alongside Apache.

Apparently you must use --enabl

Answer 1

When you do the make of Python, run it as:

LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/local/lib make

Setting the environment variable LD_RUN_PATH forces 'python' executable generated to look in /usr/local/lib before /usr/lib for Python shared library.

This is mentioned in the mod_wsgi documentation.

• http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/CheckingYourInstallation#Python_Shared_Library

Before doing this again, make sure you do a 'make distclean' and rerun configure to make sure you haven't got old build products around.