Fw: Python-2.3c2.tgz installation

[Sanjiv Kumar]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your inputs !! I will try with gcc version 2.95.3. 

Best Regards,
=Sanjiv=

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Reed" <drlinux at columbus.rr.com>
To: "Sanjiv Kumar" <sanjiv at leopardlogic.com>; <python-list at python.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Python-2.3c2.tgz installation


> On Tuesday 29 July 2003 16:59, Sanjiv Kumar wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am trying to build and install python-2.3 on a Solaris machine. It 
> give segmentation fault during build process ( I guess during build of 
> extensions to python i.e. running "build_ext").  I am using gcc 
> --version 2.95.2 on SunOS xyz 5.8 Generic_108528-15 sun4u sparc 
> SUNW,Ultra-60 machine. So any hint to get rid of this problem.
> >  
> > Best Regards,
> > =Sanjiv=
> 
> If the compiler gives a segmentation fault, I would think it's a bug
> in the compiler or it wasn't installed correctly. gcc 2.95.2 is pretty
> hold and I suspect (well, all code that large has bugs) it had bugs -
> there is a 2.95.3.
> 
> I can report successful compilation of Python 2.3c2 on Solaris 9 using
> gcc 3.2.3.
> 
> I would first try upgrading your compiler to 2.95.3 or gcc 3.2.3 or
> maybe even gcc 3.3 (I haven't looked to see how bug-free it is
> supposed to be). The latest Red Hat beta does include it so they must
> have got it to compile all their packages.
> 
> Dave (who is patiently waiting for the final 2.3 so he can finish
> updating software on Solaris 9 machines)
> 
>