Building Python with Tcl/Tk on Cygwin_NT-5.1

[Dean N. Williams]

Hi Jason,

    To get "import socket" to work in Python2.4, I had to do something 
that I never recomend and that is hack the Python code. Since I need 
this to work for someone that is going on travel, I just modified the 
socketmodule.c file.

REPLACE:

/* Irix 6.5 fails to define this variable at all. This is needed
   for both GCC and SGI's compiler. I'd say that the SGI headers
   are just busted. */
#if defined(__sgi) && !defined(INET_ADDRSTRLEN)
#define INET_ADDRSTRLEN 16
#endif

WITH:
#define INET_ADDRSTRLEN 16

This is a temporary fix until the Cygwin build works.

Best regards,
    Dean

>Dean,
>
>On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 05:11:45AM -0700, Dean N. Williams wrote:
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>>I downloaded your new Cygwin from http://cygwin.com and tried to build
>>install Python/CDAT again. It appears to have built properly, but when
>>I try to execute, it receive a sock error. How do I get around this
>>problem?
>>    
>>
>
>I don't know -- it is not clear what you are trying to do.  Are you
>trying to build Cygwin Python or just CDAT?
>
>On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 07:09:08AM -0700, Dean N. Williams wrote:
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>>To be more specific. If I try to import socket I get the "ImportError:
>>No module named _socket". What do I need to install from Cygwin in
>>order for this to work?
>>    
>>
>
>AFAICT, nothing.  The above seems to indicate your Python installation
>is broken.
>
>Jason
>
>  
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