Python 2.7.1 Cross compile _sqlite3 modules not found

Hello!

I managed to cross compile python 2.7.1 but I need to use sqlite. When
python finishes with bulid i’m getting following error:

Python build finished, but the necessary bits to build these modules were
not found:
_bsddb _sqlite3 bsddb185
dbm gdbm sunaudiodev
zlib
To find the necessary bits, look in setup.py in detect_modules() for the
module’s name.

Failed to build these modules:
_curses _curses_panel _hashlib
_ssl _tkinter bz2
readline

Also, I tried python with sqlite on host and it works. On host I have
installed sqlite3 and libsqlite3-dev.

My setup config+make is as follows:

patch -p1 < Python-2.7.1-xcompile.patch

CC=arm-linux-gcc CXX=arm-linux-g++ AR=arm-linux-ar RANLIB=arm-linux-ranlib
./configure –host=arm-linux –build=i386-linux-gnu –prefix=/python

make HOSTPYTHON=./hostpython HOSTPGEN=./Parser/hostpgen
BLDSHARED="arm-linux-gcc -shared" CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-
CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes

make install HOSTPYTHON=./hostpython BLDSHARED="arm-linux-gcc -shared"
CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux- CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes
prefix=~/Python-2.6.6/_install

My question is how to configure python cross compilation to include
_sqlite3?

Thanks,
Emil

Hi Emil,

I have found you question yesterday and I was facing the same problem today
and solved it in a way. 

I was cross compiling on a debian VirtualBox system targeting a emdebian.
The missing dependency for these systems is libsqlite3-dev. 
First I tried to install this package on the build system using 
apt-get install libsqlite3-dev
But this did not change anything.

I then downloaded the libsqlite3-dev_3.7.3-1_armel.deb from the debian
webpage and extracted its content using 

ar vx libsqlite3-dev_3.7.3-1_armel.deb

and then extracted the data.tar.gz

tar xzf data.tar.gz

I backed up all files related to sqlite3* in /usr/include and /usr/lib/lib
and paced the files from the data.tar.gz in the respective folders. 

Recompile python and job done, sqlite3 is now working.

Mind I still have some bits and pieces not working right, such as zlib and
some others. 

But  that's for someone else to figure out.

Regards,
Cyberhippy

Dear Cyberhippy
I am trying to do similar process that you have done.
I want to cross-compile Numpy-1.5 module to be used in Advantech ARM board
(ROM-1210). I would like to follow your instructions but I couldn't figure
out some parts in detail.  You mentioned:
"I backed up all files related to sqlite3* in /usr/include and /usr/lib/lib
and paced the files from the data.tar.gz in the respective folders."
May I know where are the respective folders that you pointed out in your
post?
Thanks for your attention, in advance.
Regards,
Dawood