[Python-Dev] Compiling 2.7.2 on OS/2

[Terry Reedy]

On 1/7/2012 3:48 AM, Paul Smedley wrote:

> using _init_posix() for 'os2' instead of _init_non_posix is the fix for
> this.
>
> sysconfig.py also needs the following changes:
> --- \dev\Python-2.7.2-o\Lib\sysconfig.py 2012-01-06 19:27:14.000000000
> +1030
> +++ sysconfig.py 2012-01-07 19:03:00.000000000 +1030
> @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
> 'scripts': '{base}/Scripts',
> 'data' : '{base}',
> },
> - 'os2_home': {
> + 'os2_user': {
> 'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
> 'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
> 'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
> @@ -413,9 +413,9 @@
> _CONFIG_VARS['platbase'] = _EXEC_PREFIX
> _CONFIG_VARS['projectbase'] = _PROJECT_BASE
>
> - if os.name in ('nt', 'os2'):
> + if os.name in ('nt'):
> _init_non_posix(_CONFIG_VARS)
> - if os.name == 'posix':
> + if os.name in ('posix', 'os2'):
> _init_posix(_CONFIG_VARS)

Submit a patch on the tracker, preferably as a file rather than cut and 
paste.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy