Compiling Python using the Portland Group compiler

[Konrad Hinsen]

On Jul 12, 2006, at 15:57, Konrad Hinsen wrote:

> I am trying to install Python 2.4.3 on an AMD Opteron system using
> the Portland Group's compiler (pgcc). Using
>
> CC="pgcc -DNCURSES_ENABLE_STDBOOL_H=0" OPT="-O0" LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-
> export-dynamic" ./configure --without-cxx
>
> I finally managed to obtain an executable that would start and work,
> but it fails a couple of test cases:
...

I ended up debugging the first case of failure, and diagnosed faulty  
code generation. I sent a bug report to Portland Group, who promised  
to look at it.

Konrad.
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Konrad Hinsen
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