Working Python 2.7.8, ncurses, readline

var/spack/packages/ncurses/package.py

@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@ class Ncurses(Package):
     homepage = "http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html"
 
     version('5.9', '8cb9c412e5f2d96bc6f459aa8c6282a1',
-            url='http://invisible-island.net/datafiles/release/ncurses.tar.gz')
+            url='http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses/ncurses-5.9.tar.gz')
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
-        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
+        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                  "--with-shared",
+                  "--enable-widec",
+                  "--enable-pc-files",
+                  "--without-ada")
         make()
         make("install")
 

var/spack/packages/python/package.py

@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ class Python(Package):
     version('2.7.8', 'd235bdfa75b8396942e360a70487ee00')
 
     depends_on("openssl")
+    depends_on("bzip2")
+    depends_on("readline")
+    depends_on("ncurses")
     depends_on("sqlite")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
-        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
+        # Need this to allow python build to find the Python installation.
+        env['PYTHONHOME'] = prefix
+
+        # Rest of install is pretty standard.
+        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                  "--with-threads",
+                  "--enable-shared")
         make()
         make("install")

var/spack/packages/readline/package.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from spack import *
+
+class Readline(Package):
+    """The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by
+       applications that allow users to edit command li nes as they
+       are typed in. Both Emacs and vi editing modes are
+       available. The Readline library includes additional functions
+       to maintain a list of previously-entered command lines, to
+       recall and perhaps reedit those lines, and perform csh-like
+       history expansion on previous commands. """
+    homepage = "http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html"
+    url      = "ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-6.3.tar.gz"
+
+    version('6.3', '33c8fb279e981274f485fd91da77e94a')
+
+    depends_on("ncurses")
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
+        make("SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses")
+        make("install")