[Python-Dev] RE: RELEASED: Python 2.2.1c2

[Michael Hudson]

ralph at inputplus.demon.co.uk (Ralph Corderoy) writes:

> Hi Martin,
> 
> > > > Note for AIX users: there are still problems with AIX in this
> > > > release, and there has not been time to repair them without fear
> > > > of breaking platforms that currently work.  Hopefully by the time
> > > > of the release of 2.2.1 final we will be able to provide a recipe
> > > > that allows AIX users to build and run Python.  [...]
> > > 
> > > Hmm, can someone shed more light on this issue?
> > 
> > I think this is a red herring: Some user, for some reason, does not
> > have cc_r. According to a number of other AIX users, cc_r should
> > always be available, so it appears to be an installation bug of the
> > AIX system in question. I don't think it deserves fixing.
> 
> That `some user' is me.  Can you tell me what version of AIX those
> users who say it should always be available are referring to?  As the
> bug report says, AIX 3.2.5 is what I'm using and cc_r doesn't exist.
> It isn't a requirement to install it at the same time as cc.
> 
> Perl has always built happily on AIX 3.2.5 in my experience and given
> all Python has to do is search through the list [cc_r cc] for the first
> one it finds when the OS is AIX I don't see the big deal.  Escpecially
> since it already has a `when OS is AIX do a bodge' statement.

But you can make it compile with ./configure --without-gcc, right?

> I'll add more to the bug report shortly when I've time.

You don't have very long!

Cheers,
M.

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