[C++-sig] Boost.Python exception problems on AIX 5.3 (compiled with gcc 3.4.3, 64 bit)

[J. Michael Owen]

I'm having some problems with Boost.Python (1.33.1) exceptions not  
being caught properly when I compile with gcc 3.4.3 on AIX 5.3 (I'm  
using 64 bit mode).  Boost.Python exceptions don't seem to be handled  
correctly, resulting in Python exiting with an error like

terminate called after throwing an instance of  
'boost::python::error_already_set'
Abort

This problem shows up in the Boost.Python self tests:  for instance the  
"libs/python/test/vector_indexing_suite.py" test exits in the method  
"print_xvec" because of an uncaught end of iteration exception --  
here's the final error message I see:

Trying:
     print_xvec(v)
Expecting:
     [ a b c d e ]

EXIT STATUS: 134

I'll append the complete log from "vector_indexing_suite.py" to the end  
of this message for completeness.  Of the Boost.Python self tests, the  
following set currently fail for me:

crossmod_exception
shared_ptr
polymorphism
polymorphism2
auto_ptr
args
enum
exception_translator
try
builtin_converters
callbacks
object
list
slice
virtual_functions
implicit
iterator
extract
opaque
pickle2
vector_indexing_suite
map_indexing_suite

I'm building the python used (2.4.3) myself, and I've confirmed that it  
is being built with the C++ compiler set (g++-3.4.3) which is being  
used for linking.  Does anyone have any suggestions I could use to  
track down this problem?

Thanks!

Mike.

In case it's of interest, here's the complete log from  
vector_indexing_suite:

execute-test  
../../../bin/boost/libs/python/test/vector_indexing_suite.test/gcc/ 
release/vector_indexing_suite.run
/bin/sh[8]: 197050 Abort
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gcc/release/shared-linkable-true/vector_indexing_suite_ext.so
terminate called after throwing an instance of  
'boost::python::error_already_set'
running...
Trying:
     from vector_indexing_suite_ext import *
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
     x = X('hi')
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
     x
Expecting:
     hi
ok
Trying:
     x.reset() # a member function that modifies X
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
     x
Expecting:
     reset
ok
Trying:
     x.foo() # another member function that modifies X
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
     x
Expecting:
     foo
ok
Trying:
     x_value('bochi bochi')
Expecting:
     'gotya bochi bochi'
ok
Trying:
     def print_xvec(xvec):
         s = '[ '
         for x in xvec:
             s += repr(x)
             s += ' '
         s += ']'
         print s
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
     v = XVec()
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
     v[:] = [X('a'),X('b'),X('c'),X('d'),X('e')]
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
     print_xvec(v)
Expecting:
     [ a b c d e ]

EXIT STATUS: 134
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