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JesseTG
JesseTG

Reputation: 2123

Can't compile cx_Freeze on a Python built from source

Here's my situation. I'm trying to package a game for Linux (on Ubuntu 13.04) written in Python 3.3 via cx_Freeze. Fine. I installed it via sudo apt-get install cx-freeze. Even though it installed, it didn't show up. So it's the Python 2 version. Fine. I then downloaded the source code from the website and tried to compile it with python3 ./setup.py build. This is where things fall apart. I get this error from the compiler:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpython3.3
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

I'm using Python 3.3.2, which I compiled from source. Any tips?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1137

Answers (1)

Thomas K
Thomas K

Reputation: 40330

Reposting as an answer:

In general, I'd recommend using the Python packages from your distribution, which are already compiled in a way that cx_Freeze can work with. In Ubuntu, you can install python3 and python3-dev.

If you need to compile your own Python interpreter, then you'll need to compile it with a shared library, like this:

./configure --enable-shared

There are more instructions on compiling in the CPython devguide.

Upvotes: 1

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