compiling vim with python support

Question

I'm trying to compile Vim 7.2 with Python 2.5.1 support, but I'm having some trouble.

1. I run configure which seems like it is working as expected

   ./configure --with-features=huge --enable-pythoninterp --prefix=/home/username/vimpy 

   I can see that changes to --with-features works as I expect (the final compiled version has new features), and it sets up Python correctly

   checking for python... (cached) //python/2.5/bin/python checking Python version... (cached) 2.5 checking Python is 1.4 or better... yep checking Python's install prefix... (cached) //python/2.5 checking Python's execution prefix... (cached) //python/2.5(cached) checking Python's configuration directory... (cached) //python/2.5/lib/python2.5/config/

2. Then I run make, but I don't even see it trying to compile anything Python like.

   CC="gcc -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -I/usr/X11R6/include       " srcdir=. sh ./osdef.sh gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/buffer.o buffer.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/charset.o charset.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/diff.o diff.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/digraph.o digraph.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/edit.o edit.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/eval.o eval.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/ex_cmds.o ex_cmds.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/ex_cmds2.o ex_cmds2.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/ex_docmd.o ex_docmd.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/ex_eval.o ex_eval.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/ex_getln.o ex_getln.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/fileio.o fileio.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/fold.o fold.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/getchar.o getchar.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/hardcopy.o hardcopy.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/hashtab.o hashtab.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/if_cscope.o if_cscope.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/if_xcmdsrv.o if_xcmdsrv.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/main.o main.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/mark.o mark.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/memfile.o memfile.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/memline.o memline.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/menu.o menu.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/message.o message.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/misc1.o misc1.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/misc2.o misc2.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/move.o move.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/mbyte.o mbyte.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/normal.o normal.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/ops.o ops.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/option.o option.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/os_unix.o os_unix.c creating auto/pathdef.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/pathdef.o auto/pathdef.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/popupmnu.o popupmnu.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/quickfix.o quickfix.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/regexp.o regexp.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/screen.o screen.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/search.o search.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/spell.o spell.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/syntax.o syntax.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/tag.o tag.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/term.o term.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/ui.o ui.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/undo.o undo.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/window.o window.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/gui.o gui.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/gui_gtk.o gui_gtk.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/gui_gtk_x11.o gui_gtk_x11.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/pty.o pty.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/gui_gtk_f.o gui_gtk_f.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/gui_beval.o gui_beval.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/netbeans.o netbeans.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        version.c -o objects/version.o gcc  -L/usr/X11R6/lib64   -L/usr/local/lib  -o vim objects/buffer.o objects/charset.o objects/diff.o objects/digraph.o objects/edit.o objects/eval.o objects/ex_cmds.o objects/ex_cmds2.o objects/ex_docmd.o objects/ex_eval.o objects/ex_getln.o objects/fileio.o objects/fold.o objects/getchar.o objects/hardcopy.o objects/hashtab.o  objects/if_cscope.o objects/if_xcmdsrv.o objects/main.o objects/mark.o objects/memfile.o objects/memline.o objects/menu.o objects/message.o objects/misc1.o objects/misc2.o objects/move.o objects/mbyte.o objects/normal.o objects/ops.o objects/option.o objects/os_unix.o objects/pathdef.o objects/popupmnu.o objects/quickfix.o objects/regexp.o objects/screen.o objects/search.o objects/spell.o objects/syntax.o  objects/tag.o objects/term.o objects/ui.o objects/undo.o objects/window.o objects/gui.o objects/gui_gtk.o objects/gui_gtk_x11.o objects/pty.o objects/gui_gtk_f.o objects/gui_beval.o        objects/netbeans.o  objects/version.o   -Wl,--export-dynamic -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lm -lpangoxft-1.0 -lpangox-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -ldl -lglib-2.0   -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -lncurses -lnsl  -ldl link.sh: OK, linking works, let's try removing a few libraries. link.sh: See auto/link.log for details. link.sh: Trying to remove the SM library... link.sh: We don't need the SM library! link.sh: Trying to remove the SM library... link.sh: We don't need the SM library! link.sh: Trying to remove the ICE library... link.sh: We don't need the ICE library! link.sh: Trying to remove the ICE library... link.sh: We don't need the ICE library! link.sh: Trying to remove the nsl library... link.sh: We don't need the nsl library! link.sh: Trying to remove the Xt library... link.sh: We DO need the Xt library. link.sh: Trying to remove the Xpm library... link.sh: We don't need the Xpm library! link.sh: Trying to remove the X11 library... link.sh: We don't need the X11 library! link.sh: Trying to remove the Xdmcp library... link.sh: We don't need the Xdmcp library! link.sh: Trying to remove the dl library... link.sh: We don't need the dl library! link.sh: Trying to remove the dl library... link.sh: We don't need the dl library! link.sh: Trying to remove the m library... link.sh: We don't need the m library!  creating auto/pathdef.c gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include     -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include        -o objects/pathdef.o auto/pathdef.c link.sh: Using auto/link.sed file to remove a few libraries   gcc  -L/usr/X11R6/lib64   -L/usr/local/lib  -o vim objects/buffer.o objects/charset.o objects/diff.o objects/digraph.o objects/edit.o objects/eval.o objects/ex_cmds.o objects/ex_cmds2.o objects/ex_docmd.o objects/ex_eval.o objects/ex_getln.o objects/fileio.o objects/fold.o objects/getchar.o objects/hardcopy.o objects/hashtab.o  objects/if_cscope.o objects/if_xcmdsrv.o objects/main.o objects/mark.o objects/memfile.o objects/memline.o objects/menu.o objects/message.o objects/misc1.o objects/misc2.o objects/move.o objects/mbyte.o objects/normal.o objects/ops.o objects/option.o objects/os_unix.o objects/pathdef.o objects/popupmnu.o objects/quickfix.o objects/regexp.o objects/screen.o objects/search.o objects/spell.o objects/syntax.o  objects/tag.o objects/term.o objects/ui.o objects/undo.o objects/window.o objects/gui.o objects/gui_gtk.o objects/gui_gtk_x11.o objects/pty.o objects/gui_gtk_f.o objects/gui_beval.o        objects/netbeans.o  objects/version.o   -Wl,--export-dynamic -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangoxft-1.0 -lpangox-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0   -lXt -lm -lncurses link.sh: Linked fine with a few libraries removed cd xxd; CC="gcc" CFLAGS=" -g -O2" \         make -f Makefile 

3. make install works fine

4. Test the Python support

   > :ver shows -python  > and :python print 'hello' says 'Sorry, the command is not available in this version' 

What am I missing? It's driving me a little crazy.

Answer 1

I've also had "... and link flags for Python are sane... no: PYTHON DISABLED"

On Ubuntu 10.04 you have to install 'python2.6-dev'. The flags for ./configure are:

--enable-pythoninterp  --with-python-config-dir=/usr/lib/python2.6/config 

Make sure you got a path to directory, which contains 'config.c' file. Also no '/' at the end of the path! That caused me problems.

Answer 2

You could try adding the option --with-python-config-dir=/your/python/config/dir

The path should point to the location of the file config.c of your Python installation.