[ python-Bugs-1642054 ] Python 2.5 gets curses.h warning on HPUX

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Bugs item #1642054, was opened at 2007-01-22 19:27
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Category: Build
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Roy Smith (roysmith)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Python 2.5 gets curses.h warning on HPUX

Initial Comment:
I downloaded http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5/Python-2.5.tgz and tried to build it on "HP-UX glade B.11.11 U 9000/800 unknown".  When I ran "./configure", I got warnings that "curses.h: present but cannot be compiled".  See attached log file.



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>Comment By: Roy Smith (roysmith)
Date: 2007-01-24 16:54

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OK, looking a bit deeper, the actual error in config.log is:

configure:4739: result: no
configure:4774: checking for conio.h
configure:4781: result: no
configure:4658: checking curses.h usability
configure:4670: gcc -c -g -O2  conftest.c >&5
In file included from conftest.c:54:
/opt/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11/3.2.3/include/curses.h:755:
syntax error before "va_list"
/opt/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11/3.2.3/include/curses.h:756:
syntax error before "va_list"
/opt/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11/3.2.3/include/curses.h:757:
syntax error before "va_list"
/opt/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11/3.2.3/include/curses.h:758:
syntax error before "va_list"

Adding "#include <varargs.h>" appears to solve the problem.

I'm pretty weak (major understatement) on building configure scripts, but
if you create a new one with varargs.h, I'll be happy to test it on my box
for you.




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Comment By: A.M. Kuchling (akuchling)
Date: 2007-01-24 15:20

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You'll have to help us some more.  This is apparently happening because
HP-UX's curses.h file needs some other header file to be included first;
not having an HP-UX machine, I have no way to figure out which other
header file is needed.  Could you please try to figure out which file is
necessary?




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