[New-bugs-announce] [issue47210] './configure --help' causes infinite loop

[ripspin]

New submission from ripspin <ripspin-5 at yahoo.com.au>:

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.6/Python-3.9.6.tgz
unpacked & cd to /GS/FLP/pool/common-apps/Python-3.9.6/
./configure --help  (appears to hang but ps gives truth)

see attached file of ps output

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components: Build
files: ttt1
messages: 416654
nosy: ripspin5
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: './configure --help' causes infinite loop
type: compile error
versions: Python 3.9
Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file50717/ttt1

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