[BioPython] installation error

[thamelry at binf.ku.dk]

> Hello, I got the following error message when I tried to install
> biopython-1.41 on Red Hat Fedora core 3. My python is 2.4.2.
>
> Python:
> Python 2.4.2 (#1, Nov 10 2005, 14:43:54)
> [GCC 3.4.4 20050721 (Red Hat 3.4.4-2)] on linux2
>
> Error message:
>
> running build_ext
> building 'Bio.PDB.mmCIF.MMCIFlex' extension
> gcc -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/Bio/PDB/mmCIF/lex.yy.o
> build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/Bio/PDB/mmCIF/MMCIFlexmodule.o -lfl -o
> build/lib.linux-i686-2.4/Bio/PDB/mmCIF/MMCIFlex.so
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lfl
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
>
> Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

Install flex (GNU's lex).

Cheers,

-Thomas