Building Python2.1 - LONG_BIT error message
chris hinds
chris at palefish.co.uk
Fri Aug 10 17:44:36 EDT 2001
Martin von Loewis wrote:
> chris hinds <chris at palefish.co.uk> writes:
>>
>>I got exactly the same error trying to build python 2.1.1 on Redhat 7.0
>>and afaik I've got the latest RH glibc et al. Has anyone had any luck
>>making on RH7.0?
>
> Can you post exactly what glibc version you have? You find out with
> 'rpm -qa|grep glibc'.
Ah-ha! Somehow I'd managed to get new glibc, but old glibc-devel which
of course is where LONG_BIT was. It all builds like a dream now, many
thanks!
Jim Dennis wrote:
> It suggests to me that you should dump Red Hat. At least
> vow to stay way from their (infamous) .0 releases. I personally won't
> touch any Red Hat until x.2 (and I've used 3.03, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2, and
> --- unfortunately --- 7.0). I prefer Debian; where Debian's *unstable*
> has generally been better than Red Hat's .2's
Agreed. I am starting to lean towards Debian (my rpm skills obviously
suck). Next time the box goes offline - rh is for the chop...
Thanks to all,
regards,
Chris.
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