Waf configure error, cannot find pyembed for some reason

Question

I'm trying to configure Planck Likelihood Code using./waf, but I keep getting the following error after calling ./waf configure CC=gcc python=/opt/local/bin/python cfitsio_lib=/opt/local/lib cfitsio_include=/opt/local/include --lapack_mkl=${MKLROOT} --install_all_deps :

Testing pyembed configuration: Could not build a python embedded interpreter
No suitable python distribution found 
Cause: 'The configuration failed'

I have no idea how to proceed from here... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the relevant part from the config.log file for the configuration attempt also. I'm using Python 2.7 on Mac OS, and it seems to be installed fine (as far as I can tell).

python-config
/opt/local/bin/python2.7-config
find program=['/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python-config', 'python2.7-config', 'python-config-2.7', 'python2.7m-config'] paths=['/Users/USER/Desktop/montepython_public-3.3/montepython/', '/opt/local/bin', '/opt/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/bin', '/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/sbin', '/Library/TeX/texbin', '/Library/Apple/usr/bin'] var='PYTHON_CONFIG' -> ['/opt/local/bin/python2.7-config']
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Asking python-config for pyembed '--cflags --libs --ldflags --embed' flags
['/opt/local/bin/python2.7-config', '--cflags', '--libs', '--ldflags', '--embed']
err: Usage: /opt/local/bin/python2.7-config [--prefix|--exec-prefix|--includes|--libs|--cflags|--ldflags|--help]

not found
from /Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01: The configuration failed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Asking python-config for pyembed '--cflags --libs --ldflags' flags
['/opt/local/bin/python2.7-config', '--cflags', '--libs', '--ldflags']
out: -I/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7 -I/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -dynamic -pipe -Os -isysroot/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
-lpython2.7 -lintl -ldl -framework CoreFoundation
-L/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/config -lpython2.7 -lintl -ldl -framework CoreFoundation

Unhandled flag '-pipe'
Unhandled flag '-Wall'
Unhandled flag '-Wstrict-prototypes'
yes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Testing pyembed configuration
==>

#include <Python.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
    void Py_Initialize(void);
    void Py_Finalize(void);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   (void)argc; (void)argv;
   Py_Initialize();
   Py_Finalize();
   return 0;
}

<==
[1/2] Compiling [32mbuild/.conf_check_e02afcfd7f3c9a900cd99ee408c985e3/test.c[0m

['gcc', '-fno-strict-aliasing', '-fno-common', '-dynamic', '-Os', '-isysroot/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk', '-DNDEBUG', '-g', '-fwrapv', '-O3', '-I/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7', '-DPYTHONDIR="/Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01/lib/python2.7/site-packages"', '-DPYTHONARCHDIR="/Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01/lib/python2.7/site-packages"', '../test.c', '-c', '-o/Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01/build/.conf_check_e02afcfd7f3c9a900cd99ee408c985e3/testbuild/test.c.1.o']
[2/2] Linking [33mbuild/.conf_check_e02afcfd7f3c9a900cd99ee408c985e3/testbuild/testprog[0m

['gcc', '-arch', 'x86_64', 'test.c.1.o', '-o/Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01/build/.conf_check_e02afcfd7f3c9a900cd99ee408c985e3/testbuild/testprog', '-L/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib', '-L/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/config', '-lm', '-ldl', '-lutil', '-lpthread', '-lpython2.7', '-lintl', '-ldl', '-lpython2.7', '-lintl', '-ldl']
err: ld: library not found for -lintl
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

from /Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01: Test does not build: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01/.waf-2.0.17-c5414c9b1eca70e1add79159e16494fe/waflib/Configure.py", line 325, in run_build
    bld.compile()
  File "/Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01/.waf-2.0.17-c5414c9b1eca70e1add79159e16494fe/waflib/Build.py", line 176, in compile
    raise Errors.BuildError(self.producer.error)
BuildError: Build failed
 -> task in 'testprog' failed with exit status 1 (run with -v to display more information)

Could not build a python embedded interpreter
from /Users/USER/Desktop/code/plc_3.0/plc-3.01: The configuration failed

Answer 1

The linker did not find libintl. Are you sure It is installed On your system? If yes the library must be installed in a standard library directory otherwise you must use -L"lib_path"