# Unable to install gnuradio-3.4.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** GNU Radio\ **Created:** [July 7, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-gnuradio-3-4-2/230820 "2014-07-07T15:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-gnuradio-3-4-2/230820/1 "2014-07-07T15:37:53Z")
Hi list, try to install older version of gnuradio (3.4.2 with gcc-4.4 on ubuntu 12.04) but after successful make, when trying make install, getting following errors: test -z “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gruel/pmt” || /bin/mkdir -p “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gruel/pmt” /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 pmt\_swig.py ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gruel/pmt’ …/…/…/py-compile: Missing argument to --destdir. make[7]: \*\*\* [install-pmt\_swig\_pythonPYTHON] Error 1 tried on Google a lot but no luck, please point out whats going wrong here??? ---
**Author:** ![gsmandvoip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@gsmandvoip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gsmandvoip)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-gnuradio-3-4-2/230820/2 "2014-07-07T16:23:10Z")
Hello um, nameless! I could imagine that a lot of tools, possibly including py\_compile have changed significantly since 3.4.2 (October 2011), although you also are using a strongly outdated Ubuntu, so things might still match. The problem is that most people on here are actively developing and using recent versions of GNU Radio with state of the art operating systems, so it might be hard for us to reproduce your issue. You should try to downgrade your python and see if that helps, that’s the only idea I can think of right now. There was an issue that was fixed around mid-2011 with the automake tools that revolved around the --destdir flag, but I can’t really remember; that fix should, however, be included in Ubuntu 12.04. There’s too many things that changed since 3.4.2 since then. By the way: I’m not totally clear why you actually would want to use 3.4.2; the build system is intimidating compared to the current, CMake-based one, making error search a lot more painful, and many aspects of GNU Radio should still be compliant to 3.6.5, which is the preferred version to use if you’re bound to the old pre-3.7 API. All the best, Marcus ---
**Author:** ![gsmandvoip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@gsmandvoip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gsmandvoip)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-gnuradio-3-4-2/230820/3 "2014-07-09T02:13:30Z")
Usually 3.4.2 is used when OpenBTS together with an USRP1 should work. BTDT 🙂 Ralph. From: discuss-gnuradio-bounces+ralph=removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:discuss-gnuradio-bounces+ralph=removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:discuss-gnuradio-bounces+ralph=removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Marcus M. Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 4:22 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] unable to install gnuradio-3.4.2 Hello um, nameless! I could imagine that a lot of tools, possibly including py\_compile have changed significantly since 3.4.2 (October 2011), although you also are using a strongly outdated Ubuntu, so things might still match. The problem is that most people on here are actively developing and using recent versions of GNU Radio with state of the art operating systems, so it might be hard for us to reproduce your issue. You should try to downgrade your python and see if that helps, that’s the only idea I can think of right now. There was an issue that was fixed around mid-2011 with the automake tools that revolved around the --destdir flag, but I can’t really remember; that fix should, however, be included in Ubuntu 12.04. There’s too many things that changed since 3.4.2 since then. By the way: I’m not totally clear why you actually would want to use 3.4.2; the build system is intimidating compared to the current, CMake-based one, making error search a lot more painful, and many aspects of GNU Radio should still be compliant to 3.6.5, which is the preferred version to use if you’re bound to the old pre-3.7 API. All the best, Marcus On 07.07.2014 15:36, gsmandvoip wrote: Hi list, try to install older version of gnuradio (3.4.2 with gcc-4.4 on ubuntu 12.04) but after successful make, when trying make install, getting following errors: test -z “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gruel/pmt” || /bin/mkdir -p “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gruel/pmt” /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 pmt\_swig.py ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gruel/pmt’ …/…/…/py-compile: Missing argument to --destdir. make[7]: \*\*\* [install-pmt\_swig\_pythonPYTHON] Error 1 tried on Google a lot but no luck, please point out whats going wrong here???