You can find build instructions in the Csound manual:

http://www.csounds.com/manual/html/buildingCsound.html

>From the log below, it sounds like you haven't configured access to Python.h. You may need to edit custom.py or make sure you have a DEVELOPMENT verson of Python installed.

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tobiah 
>Sent: Feb 13, 2006 10:38 AM
>To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>Subject: [Csnd] Csound 5 Build
>
>I'm afraid that I am helpless anymore trying to build Csound.
>The best that I can hope is that if I paste the errors here,
>I might get some help.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Toby
>
>
>Top/one_file.os(.text+0x21): In function `csoundTmpFileName':
>Top/one_file.c:77: warning: the use of `tmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
>/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.3.3/../../../crt1.o(.text+0x18): In function `_start':
>: undefined reference to `main'
>interfaces/pyMsgCb.os(.text+0x155): In function `pythonMessageCallback(CSOUND_*, int, char const*, char*)':
>/usr/include/c++/3.3.3/bits/basic_string.h:717: undefined reference to `PyRun_SimpleString'
>interfaces/pyMsgCb.os(.text+0x191): In function `pythonMessageCallback(CSOUND_*, int, char const*, char*)':
>interfaces/pyMsgCb.cpp:40: undefined reference to `PyRun_SimpleString'
>collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>scons: *** [lib_csnd.so] Error 1
>scons: building terminated because of errors.
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