[BioPython] Installing Biopython, where is the Makefile?

[Michiel Jan Laurens de Hoon]

I just tried to compile Biopython on my computer. KDTree is actually one of the 
last extension modules to be compiled; several others (for example Bio.Cluster) 
are compiled before setup.py reaches KDTree. Did any errors or warnings appear 
for the extension modules that are compiled before KDTree?

David Lapointe wrote:

> I get this error at KDTree also with Suse 9.1 ( x86_64). That's where the 
> install exits so I don't know about subsequent modules.
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 01 September 2004 09:47 pm, Michiel Jan Laurens de Hoon wrote:
> 
>>Does this error appear with KDTree only, or do you get the same error with
>>other extension modules also?
>>
>>--Michiel.
>>
>>
>>>/usr/bin/ld: build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.3/Bio/KDTree/KDTree.o: relocation
>>>R_X86_64_32 can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with
>>>-fPIC
>>>build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.3/Bio/KDTree/KDTree.o: could not read symbols:
>>>Bad value
>>>collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>>error: command 'g++' failed with exit status 1
>>
>>Sebastian Bassi wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I am still working on trying to install Biopython on AMD64.
>>>According to several post (and one on this list) I have to compile it
>>>with -fPIC option.
>>>But I can't find the Makefile.in where I should put this option.
>>>Would the Makefile under Bio/KDTree a good place to put it? But I can't
>>>find cflags there. I think that switching this parameter is the only
>>>thing that is holding me back from compiling Biopython under AMD64.
> 
> 

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