[Python-Dev] Problems compiling Python 2.3.3 on Solaris 10 with gcc 3.4.1

[Eirik Mikkelsen]

On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 12:30 +0000, Johan Carlstedt wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am having problems compiling Python 2.3.3 on Solaris 10 X86 using gcc
> 3.4.1. The error message below is generated.
> 
[SNIP]
> Objects/complexobject.c
> Objects/complexobject.c: In function `complex_pow':
> Objects/complexobject.c:469: error: invalid operands to binary ==
> Objects/complexobject.c:469: error: wrong type argument to unary minus
> Objects/complexobject.c:469: error: invalid operands to binary ==
> Objects/complexobject.c:469: error: wrong type argument to unary minus

Solaris 10 doesn't correctly define HUGE_VAL (I think it's called HUGE
in their header files) - so you may want to change the #define in
Include/pyport.h from 

#define Py_HUGE_VAL HUGE_VAL 

to

#define Py_HUGE_VAL HUGE

-- 
Eirik Mikkelsen <eirik.mikkelsen at unix.net>