Building Python 2.2.1 for HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0F

[Michael Hudson]

Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> writes:

>     Narendra> I'm trying to build Python 2.2.1 for HP (COMPAQ) Tru64 UNIX
>     Narendra> V4.0F with the debug option.
> 
>     Narendra> The build fails in Python/marshal.c:
> 
>     Narendra> cc -c -O -Olimit 1500 -I. -I./Include -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -o Python/marshal.o
>     Narendra> Python/marshal.c
>     Narendra> cc: Error: Python/marshal.c, line 64: Invalid expression. (badexpr)
>     Narendra>                 *p->ptr++ = Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST(c, int, char);
>     Narendra> ----------------------------^
>     Narendra> cc: Error: Python/marshal.c, line 64: Invalid statement. (badstmt)
>     Narendra>                 *p->ptr++ = Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST(c, int, char);
>     Narendra> ----------------------------^
>     Narendra> *** Exit 1
>     Narendra> Stop.
> 
> Can you check the 2.2.2 branch out of CVS or download the recently announced
> 2.2.2b1 and give it a try to see if this problem still exists?  Failing
> that, submitting a patch to SourceForge is the best way to get the problem
> looked at.

It did:

2002/09/24 11:55:54 mwh Python/marshal.c 1.69.8.1
backport theller's checkin of
    revision 1.73 of marshal.c

Fix SF 588452: debug build crashes on marshal.dumps([128] * 1000).
See there for a description.

Added test case.

Bugfix candidate for 2.2.x, not sure about previous versions:
probably low priority, because virtually no one runs debug builds.

Cheers,
M.

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