[mod_python] apache compile problems

Hi,

I'm trying to compile apache with mod_python and I'm getting the following 
error:

[root at catatonia apache_1.3.12]# ./configure 
--activate-module=src/modules/extra/mod_python.c --prefix=/usr/local/apache 
--enable-module=all
Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.12
  + using installation path layout: Apache (config.layout)
  + activated python module (modules/extra/mod_python.c)
Creating Makefile
Creating Configuration.apaci in src
grep: /usr/lib/python1.5/config/Makefile: No such file or directory
grep: /usr/lib/python1.5/config/Makefile: No such file or directory
grep: /usr/lib/python1.5/config/Makefile: No such file or directory
grep: /usr/lib/python1.5/config/Makefile: No such file or directory
cd ..; gcc  -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I./lib/expat-lite 
`./apaci` -I/usr/include/python1.5    -o helpers/dummy 
helpers/dummy.c   -lm -lcrypt -lndbm -ldb 
/usr/lib/python1.5/config/libpython1.5.a   -ldl
gcc: /usr/lib/python1.5/config/libpython1.5.a: No such file or directory
make: *** [dummy] Error 1
Creating Makefile in src
  + configured for Linux platform
  + setting C compiler to gcc
  + setting C pre-processor to gcc -E
  + checking for system header files
  + adding selected modules
     o rewrite_module uses ConfigStart/End
  + using -lndbm for DBM support
       enabling DBM support for mod_rewrite
     o dbm_auth_module uses ConfigStart/End
     o db_auth_module uses ConfigStart/End
       using Berkeley-DB/2.x for mod_auth_db (-ldb)
     o python_module uses ConfigStart/End
  + using -ldl for vendor DSO support
  + checking sizeof various data types
  + doing sanity check on compiler and options
** A test compilation with your Makefile configuration
** failed.  The below error output from the compilation
** test will give you an idea what is failing. Note that
** Apache requires an ANSI C Compiler, such as gcc.

======== Error Output for sanity check ========
============= End of Error Report =============

  Aborting!


I have no directory /usr/lib/python1.5/config, though the parent of that 
dir does exist.  I just freshly installed python 1.5.2 before trying the 
above.  Platform is Red Hat Linux 6.2.  Any ideas?


steve

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