> I am trying to install Pypvm (http://pypvm.sourceforge.net/), the
> Python interface to PVM ("Parallel Virtual Machine"). Unfortunately,
> installation fails. I am hoping someone can help me fix it.

> I am running Fedora Core 8 Linux.

> The official Pypvm documentation is very helpful (or something),
> providing the following:

> To build Pypvm, cross your fingers and try:

> make -f Makefile.pre.in boot
> make

> Or alternatively, try
>   python setup.py build
>   python setup.py install

> For me, the "make -f Makefile.pre.in boot" seems to run fine, but the
> "make" fails, giving (among other things) the following:

> [ore@localhost pypvm-0.94]$ make
> gcc -pthread -fPIC -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
>   -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -
> march=i386
>   -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC
>   -I/usr/include/python2.5 -I/usr/lib/python2.5/config    -c
>   ././pypvm_coremodule.c -o ./pypvm_coremodule.o
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:2:18: error: pvm3.h: No such file or directory
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c: In function ‘was_error’:
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: ‘PvmOk’ undeclared (first use in
> this function)
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: (Each undeclared identifier is
> reported only once
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: for each function it appears in.)
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:85: error: ‘PvmBadParam’ undeclared (first use
> in this function)
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:85: error: ‘PvmMismatch’ undeclared (first use
> in this function)
> [...]
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:1889: error: ‘PvmDupEntry’ undeclared (first
> use in this function)
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:1767: warning: unused variable ‘optModule’
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:1766: warning: unused variable ‘resultModule’
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:1765: warning: unused variable ‘notifyModule’
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:1764: warning: unused variable ‘spawnModule’
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:1763: warning: unused variable ‘dataModule’
> ././pypvm_coremodule.c:1762: warning: unused variable
> ‘exceptionModule’
> make: *** [pypvm_coremodule.o] Error 1
> [ore@localhost pypvm-0.94]$

> In in alternate version, "python setup.py build" similarly fails:

> [ore@localhost pypvm-0.94]$ python setup.py build
> running build
> running build_py
> running build_ext
> building 'pypvm_core' extension
> gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-
> D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-
> size=4 -m32 -march=i386 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -
> D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fPIC -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/python2.5 -c
> pypvm_coremodule.c -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/pypvm_coremodule.o
> pypvm_coremodule.c:2:18: error: pvm3.h: No such file or directory
> pypvm_coremodule.c: In function ‘was_error’:
> pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: ‘PvmOk’ undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported
> only once
> pypvm_coremodule.c:81: error: for each function it appears in.)
> pypvm_coremodule.c:85: error: ‘PvmBadParam’ undeclared (first use in
> this function)
> [...]
> pypvm_coremodule.c:1889: error: ‘PvmDupEntry’ undeclared (first use in
> this function)
> pypvm_coremodule.c:1767: warning: unused variable ‘optModule’
> pypvm_coremodule.c:1766: warning: unused variable ‘resultModule’
> pypvm_coremodule.c:1765: warning: unused variable ‘notifyModule’
> pypvm_coremodule.c:1764: warning: unused variable ‘spawnModule’
> pypvm_coremodule.c:1763: warning: unused variable ‘dataModule’
> pypvm_coremodule.c:1762: warning: unused variable ‘exceptionModule’
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
> [ore@localhost pypvm-0.94]$

> Can anyone help me get it to work?