Building python on HPUX-10.2

[Cameron Laird]

In article <38fe34a4.1103181328 at news1.on.sympatico.ca>,
Robert Roy <rjroy at takingcontrol.com> wrote:
>I have built python successfully on several HPUX 10.2 boxes using GCC.
>
>If you are using the basic cc compiler, you might have problems. If
>you have the full development version, I don't know. On one machine I
>had to install GCC, (hmmm that might have been because of one of the
>libraries I was linking now that I think if it.) GNU make is also a
>good idea...
>
>Another gotcha is that once compiled, it might fail the fcntl tests.
>see
>http://x22.deja.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=517003463&CONTEXT=956184259.663814174
>for how to fix this
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It *is* possible to generate a correct Python with the bundled
HP-UX compiler.  There are a lot of problems with that compiler,
though, and majority sentiment is that it's easier just to install
GCC.  If there's sufficient interest, I can unpack my notes on the
subject.  I generally wait for provocation before doing so, as I
don't have convenient access to HP-UX these days.
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