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I am using RHEL 6.8 (kernel 2.6.32-642.11.1.el6.x86_64) and do not have root access.

I cannot build python2.7 with zlib support because zlib does not exist on my server and I an not root. I am able to build zlib in a local directory, and I am also able to build python2.7 in a local directory without zlib support.

How can I now link to libz.a and libz.so in this local directory while building python?

I have tried multiple things based on searching online (rpath, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, uncommenting the zlib line in Modules/Setup.dist) but so far nothing has worked.

Any help appreciated.

Mariner98115
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    http://stackoverflow.com/a/15013895/2970947 – Elliott Frisch Apr 10 '17 at 16:57
  • @Elliott Frisch: I saw that thread. All answers in that thread depend on the zlib that already exists on the system in /usr/local. My problem is I do not have sudo rights, and zlib is does not already exist on my system, therefore I have to build zlib in my own local directory and somehow link to it (which is where I am having the problem) – Mariner98115 Apr 10 '17 at 17:42
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    You need to modify the `-I$(prefix)/include -L$(exec_prefix)/lib` bits, to point to the folder with your zlib header and zlib libraries respectively. – Elliott Frisch Apr 10 '17 at 22:03

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