id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 8012 MySQLdb build failure Jonathan Osborne nobody "Hello, I'm at my wit's end. I have been trying to add the required MySQL-python-1.2.2 to MySQL so i can use the database with django but the i cannot get the command: python setup.py build , to work. I posted my problem in the Django Users group but didn't get any response. Here is the error output i am getting. $ python setup.py build running build running build_py copying MySQLdb/release.py -> build/lib.macosx-10.3-i386-2.5/MySQLdb running build_ext building '_mysql' extension gcc -arch i386 -arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -g -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup build/temp.macosx-10.3-i386-2.5/_mysql.o -L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient_r -lz -lm -lmygcc -o build/lib.macosx-10.3-i386-2.5/_mysql.so /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/ld: for architecture ppc /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/ld: warning build/temp.macosx-10.3-i386-2.5/_mysql.o cputype (7, architecture i386) does not match cputype (18) for specified -arch flag: ppc (file not loaded) /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/ld: warning /usr/local/mysql//lib/libmysqlclient_r.dylib usrcputype (7,/libexec/ architecture gcc/i686i386) does-apple- not matchdarwin8/4.0.1 cputype (/ld: 18) forfor architecture specified -i386 /arch flag: usr/libexecppc (file/gcc/i686 not loaded-apple-) /usrdarwin8/4.0.1//libexec/gcc/ld: /powerpc-apple-usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient_r.dylib load command 8 unknown cmd field darwin8/4.0.1/ld: warningcollect2: /usr/ld returned 1 exit statuslocal/ mysql/lib/libmygcc.a archive's cputype (7, architecture i386) does not match cputype (18) for specified -arch flag: ppc (can't load from it) lipo: can't open input file: /var/folders/1D/1DIYDOE7GQ0pbcmmuCcESE+++TI/-Tmp-//ccCeFF5W.out (No such file or directory) error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 I have read countless blogs posts and discussions but haven't found a solution. I am currently using a macbook pro with an intel duo core processor I have running MySQL version 5.0 although i have tried 5.1 and that didn't fix the problem. Please help! Jon" closed Tools 0.96 invalid Unreviewed 0 0 0 0 0 0