"Could not link test program to Python"

[probonopd]

Created a venv, then trying to install an app into it, running into:

./venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
(...)
      checking for the distutils Python package... yes
      checking for Python include path... -I/tmp/.mount_pythonMxMwiT/opt/python3.9/include/python3.9 -I/tmp/.mount_pythonvnOEfY/opt/python3.9/include/python3.9
      checking for Python library path... -L/opt/_internal/cpython-3.9.13/lib -lpython3.9
      checking for Python site-packages path... /tmp/gearlever/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages
      checking python extra libraries... -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl  -lutil -lrt -lm -lm
      checking python extra linking flags... -Xlinker -export-dynamic
      checking consistency of all components of python development environment... no
      configure: error: in `/tmp/pip-install-r74764i4/dbus-python_9f061533d81f4df497bdbad87564765e/build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.9':
      configure: error:
        Could not link test program to Python. Maybe the main Python library has been
        installed in some non-standard library path. If so, pass it to configure,
        via the LIBS environment variable.
        Example: ./configure LIBS="-L/usr/non-standard-path/python/lib"
        ============================================================================
         ERROR!
         You probably have to install the development version of the Python package
         for your distribution.  The exact name of this package varies among them.
        ============================================================================

      See `config.log' for more details
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
        File "<pip-setuptools-caller>", line 34, in <module>
        File "/tmp/pip-install-r74764i4/dbus-python_9f061533d81f4df497bdbad87564765e/setup.py", line 85, in <module>
          setup(
        File "/tmp/gearlever/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 153, in setup
          return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
        File "/tmp/.mount_pythonuiEptT/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
          dist.run_commands()
        File "/tmp/.mount_pythonuiEptT/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
          self.run_command(cmd)
        File "/tmp/.mount_pythonuiEptT/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "/tmp/gearlever/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", line 61, in run
          return orig.install.run(self)
        File "/tmp/.mount_pythonuiEptT/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/distutils/command/install.py", line 546, in run
          self.run_command('build')
        File "/tmp/.mount_pythonuiEptT/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
          self.distribution.run_command(command)
        File "/tmp/.mount_pythonuiEptT/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "/tmp/pip-install-r74764i4/dbus-python_9f061533d81f4df497bdbad87564765e/setup.py", line 56, in run
          subprocess.check_call([
        File "/tmp/.mount_pythonuiEptT/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py", line 373, in check_call
          raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
      subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/tmp/pip-install-r74764i4/dbus-python_9f061533d81f4df497bdbad87564765e/configure', '--disable-maintainer-mode', 'PYTHON=/tmp/gearlever/venv/bin/python3.9.13-cp39-cp39-manylinux2010_x86_64.AppImage', '--prefix=/tmp/pip-install-r74764i4/dbus-python_9f061533d81f4df497bdbad87564765e/build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.9/prefix']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: legacy-install-failure

× Encountered error while trying to install package.
╰─> dbus-python

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for output from the failure.
WARNING: You are using pip version 22.0.4; however, version 24.2 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the '/tmp/gearlever/venv/bin/python3.9.13-cp39-cp39-manylinux2010_x86_64.AppImage -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

How to install python applications that require non-native Python modules?

Note to self: Ran into this while trying https://github.com/mijorus/gearlever