/monetdb-install.sh --prefix=/root/countdb --enable-sql --nightly=stable

The above command throws the following error. Please check and let me know.

Thanks,

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/usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a(abstract.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Hi Venks, The message means that you have recompile your python-2.5 with -fPIC. I don't know what system this is on, but on e.g. AMD64 -fPIC is kind of necessary.