Problem compiling mod_wsgi for python2.6 on Cent OS 5.3

Question

I am running a website on CentOS 5.3. I understand centos will break if the default python 2.4 is upgraded. I followed this site (http://www.question-defense.com/2009/12/25/how-to-install-python-2-6-on-centos-5-without-breaking-yum) and got python 2.6 installed.

Now if I run "python" it runs python2.4 and if I run "python26" it runs python2.6.

I am trying to compile mod_wsgi-3.2. When it run ./configure it takes only python 2.4 environment. I have tried using the --with-python=/usr/bin/python26. That way, "make" command does not work.

Can someone throw some light on this?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Sorry for that. The output is too long.

It ends this way.

mod_wsgi.c:14519: error: 'AuthObject' has no member named 'r'
mod_wsgi.c:14523: error: 'AuthObject' has no member named 'log'
mod_wsgi.c:14526: error: 'PyExc_AttributeError' undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_wsgi.c:14528: error: 'AuthObject' has no member named 'log'
mod_wsgi.c:14541: error: expected expression before ')' token
mod_wsgi.c:14548: error: expected ';' before 'ap_log_rerror'
mod_wsgi.c:14553: error: expected ';' before '}' token
mod_wsgi.c:14558: error: too many arguments to function 'wsgi_log_python_error'
mod_wsgi.c:14563: error: expected expression before 'module'
apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536
.
make: *** [mod_wsgi.la] Error 1

Thank you

Answer 2

You must install the development packages for both Apache and Python. Read the instructions for installing mod_wsgi and it tells you that. See:

http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/QuickInstallationGuide

or the README that comes with the mod_wsgi source code.