Unable to execute “python setup.py build” command..!

Question

I am trying to install pylorcon-1 (the python wrapper for Lorcon used for writing a sniffer for wireless packets) on BACKTRACK 5 R1 Virtual Machine...The package that I downloaded from [Pylorcon Official Page] [1] has 3 files pylorcon.c , setup.py and tx.py.. So as given in the README file I tried to execute the command...

python setup.py build

After Executing the above command I get the following output:

running build 
running build_ext
building 'pylorcon' extension 
gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I/usr/include/python2.6 -c pylorcon.c -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/pylorcon.o 
pylorcon.c:8:20: error: Python.h: No such file or directory
pylorcon.c:9:26: error: structmember.h: No such file or directory
pylorcon.c:10:21: error: tx80211.h: No such file or directory
pylorcon.c:11:28: error: tx80211_packet.h: No such file or directory
pylorcon.c:13: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:16: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:74: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:81: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:118: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘PyObject_HEAD’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_dealloc’:
pylorcon.c:128: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_getmode’
pylorcon.c:128: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘in_tx’
pylorcon.c:129: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_close’
pylorcon.c:129: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘in_tx’
pylorcon.c:131: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘ob_type’
pylorcon.c:131: error: ‘PyObject’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:131: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
pylorcon.c:131: error: for each function it appears in.)
pylorcon.c:131: error: expected expression before ‘)’ token
pylorcon.c: At top level:
pylorcon.c:136: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:151: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘PyObject’
pylorcon.c:151: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘PyObject’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_init’:
pylorcon.c:152: error: ‘PyObject’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:152: error: ‘iface’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:152: error: ‘driver’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:152: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
pylorcon.c:153: error: ‘NULL’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:155: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords’
pylorcon.c:155: error: ‘args’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:155: error: ‘kwds’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:161: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘Py_INCREF’
pylorcon.c:162: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘iface’
pylorcon.c:162: warning: statement with no effect
pylorcon.c:164: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘driver’
pylorcon.c:164: warning: statement with no effect
pylorcon.c:166: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘drivertype’
pylorcon.c:166: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_resolvecard’
pylorcon.c:166: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘PyString_AsString’
pylorcon.c:166: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘driver’
pylorcon.c:166: warning: statement with no effect
pylorcon.c:168: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘drivertype’
pylorcon.c:168: error: ‘INJ_NODRIVER’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:169: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘PyErr_SetString’
pylorcon.c:169: error: ‘LorconError’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:173: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_init’
pylorcon.c:173: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘in_tx’
pylorcon.c:173: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘iface’
pylorcon.c:174: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘drivertype’
pylorcon.c:175: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_geterrstr’
pylorcon.c:175: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘in_tx’
pylorcon.c:179: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_open’
pylorcon.c:179: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘in_tx’
pylorcon.c:180: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘in_tx’
pylorcon.c:183: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_initpacket’
pylorcon.c:183: error: ‘Lorcon’ has no member named ‘in_packet’
pylorcon.c: At top level:
pylorcon.c:191: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:196: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:201: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:238: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:269: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:297: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:310: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:327: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:372: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:422: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:455: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:496: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:502: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token
pylorcon.c:523: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘Lorcon_members’
pylorcon.c:527: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘Lorcon_methods’
pylorcon.c:562: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘LorconType’
pylorcon.c:604: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘pylorcon_methods’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘initpylorcon’:
pylorcon.c:617: error: ‘PyObject’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:617: error: ‘m’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:617: error: invalid operands to binary * (have ‘char **’ and ‘char **’)
pylorcon.c:617: warning: statement with no effect
pylorcon.c:619: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘PyType_Ready’
pylorcon.c:619: error: ‘LorconType’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:622: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘Py_InitModule3’
pylorcon.c:622: error: ‘pylorcon_methods’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:623: warning: statement with no effect
pylorcon.c:625: error: ‘NULL’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:628: error: ‘LorconError’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:628: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘PyErr_NewException’
pylorcon.c:628: warning: statement with no effect
pylorcon.c:630: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘PyModule_AddObject’
pylorcon.c:633: error: expected expression before ‘)’ token
pylorcon.c:633: error: invalid operands to binary * (have ‘char **’ and ‘char **’)
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

How can I fix this?

@Ric...i executed the command sudo apt-get install python-dev that you had told me and then again executed the command python setup.py build i got the following output:

running build
running build_ext
building 'pylorcon' extension
gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I/usr/include/python2.6 -c pylorcon.c -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/pylorcon.o pylorcon.c:10:21: error: tx80211.h: No such file or directory
pylorcon.c:11:28: error: tx80211_packet.h: No such file or directory
pylorcon.c: In function ‘capToList’:
pylorcon.c:20: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SNIFF’ undeclared (first use in this function)

pylorcon.c:20: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
pylorcon.c:20: error: for each function it appears in.)
pylorcon.c:23: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_TRANSMIT’ undeclared (first use in this function)

pylorcon.c:26: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SEQ’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:29: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_BSSTIME’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:32: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_FRAG’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:35: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_CTRL’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:38: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_DURID’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:41: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SNIFFACK’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:44: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SELFACK’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:47: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_TXNOWAIT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:50: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_DSSSTX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:53: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_OFDMTX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:56: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_MIMOTX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:59: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SETRATE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:62: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SETMODULATION’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:65: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_NONE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c: In function ‘pylorcon_getversion’:
pylorcon.c:75: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_getversion’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘pylorcon_getcardlist’:
pylorcon.c:86: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_getcardlist’
pylorcon.c:86: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
pylorcon.c:91: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pylorcon.c:96: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pylorcon.c:103: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pylorcon.c:105: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pylorcon.c:111: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_freecardlist’
pylorcon.c: At top level:
pylorcon.c:119: error: field ‘in_tx’ has incomplete type
pylorcon.c:120: error: field ‘in_packet’ has incomplete type
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_dealloc’:
pylorcon.c:128: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_getmode’
pylorcon.c:129: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_close’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_new’:
pylorcon.c:142: error: ‘INJ_NODRIVER’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_init’:
pylorcon.c:166: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_resolvecard’
pylorcon.c:168: error: ‘INJ_NODRIVER’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:173: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_init’
pylorcon.c:175: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_geterrstr’
pylorcon.c:179: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_open’
pylorcon.c:183: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_initpacket’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_getmode’:
pylorcon.c:210: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_AUTO’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:213: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_ADHOC’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:216: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_INFRA’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:219: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_MASTER’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:222: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_REPEAT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:225: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_SECOND’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:228: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_MONITOR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_setmode’:
pylorcon.c:247: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_AUTO’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:249: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_ADHOC’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:251: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_INFRA’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:253: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_MASTER’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:255: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_REPEAT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:257: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_SECOND’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:259: error: ‘TX80211_MODE_MONITOR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_setfunctionalmode’:
pylorcon.c:278: error: ‘TX80211_FUNCMODE_RFMON’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:280: error: ‘TX80211_FUNCMODE_INJECT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:282: error: ‘TX80211_FUNCMODE_INJMON’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:287: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_setfunctionalmode’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_getchannel’:
pylorcon.c:300: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_getchannel’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_setchannel’:
pylorcon.c:317: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_setchannel’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_gettxrate’:
pylorcon.c:329: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_gettxrate’
pylorcon.c:332: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_DEFAULT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:335: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_1MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:338: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_2MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:341: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_5_5MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:344: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_6MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:347: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_9MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:350: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_11MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:353: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_24MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:356: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_36MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:359: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_48MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:362: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_108MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_settxrate’:
pylorcon.c:376: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_getcapabilities’
pylorcon.c:376: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SETRATE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:386: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_DEFAULT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:388: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_1MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:390: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_2MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:392: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_5_5MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:394: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_6MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:396: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_9MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:398: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_11MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:400: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_24MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:402: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_36MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:404: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_48MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:406: error: ‘TX80211_RATE_108MB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:412: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_settxrate’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_getmodulation’:
pylorcon.c:425: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_getmodulation’
pylorcon.c:427: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_DEFAULT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:430: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_FHSS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:433: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_DSSS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:436: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_OFDM’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:439: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_TURBO’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:442: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_MIMO’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:445: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_MIMOGF’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_setmodulation’:
pylorcon.c:459: error: ‘TX80211_CAP_SETMODULATION’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:469: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_DEFAULT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:471: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_FHSS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:473: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_DSSS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:475: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_OFDM’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:477: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_TURBO’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:479: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_MIMO’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:481: error: ‘TX80211_MOD_MIMOGF’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pylorcon.c:487: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_setmodulation’
pylorcon.c: In function ‘Lorcon_txpacket’:
pylorcon.c:514: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tx80211_txpacket’
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status

Does locate python2.6 return anything on your system? It seems like the package might be having trouble locating your Python files. In Ubuntu Linux (just a shot in the dark) they are included in a separate package python-dev — user849425
@Mike after I executed the command "locate python 2.6" It showed a huge list of paths in usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ , /usr/share/doc/python2.6/ and /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpython2.6.. So i gess it locates python correctly..whatsay?? — Ankit Shah

Ric Ric · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-24T04:46:08

You need to install the required development headers for your OS.

From the Building pylorcon2 page

$ sudo apt-get install libpcap-dev libnl-dev python-dev

If you are still having trouble, follow the rest of those instructions.

Unable to execute “python setup.py build” command..!

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