make install fails, something with bin/update

[Rhpratt]

I am running mailman 2.1.1, python 2.2.2, gcc 2.95.3 on
Solaris 9. I've also tried it on Solaris 8.

python seems to be working. import random returns fine.

...
...
Compiling /opt/mailman/Mailman/Utils.py ...
Compiling /opt/mailman/Mailman/Version.py ...
Compiling /opt/mailman/Mailman/__init__.py ...
Compiling /opt/mailman/Mailman/htmlformat.py ...
Compiling /opt/mailman/Mailman/i18n.py ...
Compiling /opt/mailman/Mailman/versions.py ...
bin/update: downgrade is detected), nothing will be
done.^J^J -h/--help^J Print this text and
exit.^J^JUse this script to help you update to the
latest release of Mailman from^Jsome previous version.
 It knows about versions back to 1.0b4 (?).^J""": not found
bin/update: Perform all necessary upgrades.^J^JUsage:
%(PROGRAM)s [options]^J^JOptions:^J -f/--force^J
    Force running the upgrade procedures. Normally, if
the version number^J of the installed Mailman
matches the current version number (or a^J : not
found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: from: not found
bin/update: FRESH: not found
bin/update: NOTFRESH: not found
bin/update: syntax error at line 58: `(' unexpected
*** Error code 2
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `update'

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[Barry Warsaw (barry)]

What happens if you run bin/update (from the installed
location) manually?

[Rhpratt (rhpratt)]

I get the same error when I run bin/update from
/usr/local/pkgs/mailman which is my $prefix.

root[sh]@bourbon# bin/update
bin/update: downgrade is detected), nothing will be
done.^J^J -h/--help^J Print this text and
exit.^J^JUse this script to help you update to the latest
release of Mailman from^Jsome previous version. It knows
about versions back to 1.0b4 (?).^J""": not found
bin/update: Perform all necessary upgrades.^J^JUsage:
%(PROGRAM)s [options]^J^JOptions:^J -f/--force^J
Force running the upgrade procedures. Normally, if the
version number^J of the installed Mailman matches the
current version number (or a^J : not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
bin/update: import: not found
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman.LockFile
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman.i18n
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman.Queue.Switchboard
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman.OldStyleMemberships
Can't open /var/mail/Mailman.MemberAdaptor
bin/update: FRESH: not found
bin/update: NOTFRESH: not found
bin/update: syntax error at line 58: `(' unexpected