Why My Python MacPort Was Failing to Build

Posted April 8, 2007

I ran into this issue hard last week when I tried to install the port for rdiff-backup using MacPorts. Rdiff-backup depends on python24, and when trying to build that port I was getting this error:

make: *** [Python/mactoolboxglue.o] Error 1

Ultimately, I was bitten by being space conscious when I installed XCode on this Mac: I hadn’t installed the Quicktime, CoreAudio, or OpenGL SDKs since I had no plans to use them. The python port, however, needs them.