[gdal-dev] gdal 1.6 build on redhat Linux, missing gdal.py _gdalmodule.so

[Otto Dassau]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:29:42 -0500
"Gong, Shawn (Contractor)" <Shawn.Gong at drdc-rddc.gc.ca> wrote:

> Thanks Klokan,
> 
> I added --with-python 
> 	  ./configure --prefix=/home/sgong/dev181/dist --with-png=internal
--with-libtiff=internal --with-gif=internal --with-geotiff=internal
--with-libz=/home/sgong/dev181/dist --with-jpeg=/home/sgong/dev181/dist
--with-hdf4=/home/sgong/dev181/dist --with-hdf5=/home/sgong/dev181/dist
--without-ogdi --without-jasper --without-ecw --without-curl --without-expat
--without-dwgdirect --without-mrsid --without-jp2mrsid --without-mysql
--without-odbc --without-grib --without-pg --with-python 
> 
> And got error:  /bin/sh: -d: invalid option
> 	libtool: compile:  gcc -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall
-Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I../../port -I../../gcore -I../../alg -I../../ogr/
-I/home/sgong/dev181/dist/include/python2.5
-I/home/sgong/dev181/dist/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/core/include
-I/home/sgong/dev181/gdal-1.6.0/include -c extensions/gdal_wrap.cpp  -fPIC -DPIC
-o build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/extensions/.libs/gdal_wrap.o
> 	extensions/gdal_wrap.cpp: In function `PyObject*
> 	   _wrap_RegenerateOverviews(PyObject*, PyObject*, PyObject*)':
> 	extensions/gdal_wrap.cpp:13663: warning: unused variable `int v'
> 	extensions/gdal_wrap.cpp:13606: warning: `int arg2' might be used
uninitialized
> 	   in this function
> 	libtool: compile:  gcc -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall
-Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I../../port -I../../gcore -I../../alg -I../../ogr/
-I/home/sgong/dev181/dist/include/python2.5
-I/home/sgong/dev181/dist/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/core/include
-I/home/sgong/dev181/gdal-1.6.0/include -c extensions/gdal_wrap.cpp -o
build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/extensions/gdal_wrap.o >/dev/null 2>&1/bin/sh -pthread
-shared build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/extensions/gdal_wrap.o -L../../.libs -L../../
-L/home/sgong/dev181/gdal-1.6.0/lib -lgdal -o
build/lib.linux-i686-2.5/osgeo/_gdal.so
> 	/bin/sh: -d: invalid option
> 	error: command '/bin/sh' failed with exit status 1
> 	make[2]: *** [build] Error 1
> 	make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sgong/dev181/gdal-1.6.0/swig/python'
> 	make[1]: *** [build] Error 2
> 	make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sgong/dev181/gdal-1.6.0/swig'
> 	make: *** [swig-modules] Error 2
> 
> 
> Would someone help? Thanks, 

Maybe still useful. I just compiled gdal 1.6.0 on debian etch and had the same
problem. I had to update swig from 1.3.29 to 1.3.36 to make GDAL compile and
read somewhere else that at least swig >= 1.3.31 is needed.

regards,
 Otto