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

[Martin v. Loewis]

"Frank Patz" <fp at contact.de> writes:

> > 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.

Regards,
Martin