[Already sent to python-dev; forwarding it at Guido's suggestion.] [CC'ing to Armin Steinhoff, who maintains pyqnx on SourceForge.] I'm having trouble building Python 2.1a1 on QNX 4.25. Caveat: my C is very rusty (long live Python!), I don't know my way around configure, and am not familiar with Python's Makefile. Python 2.0 compiled fine (with a couple of tweaks), but I'm getting caught by the new way of building things. Please help if you can! Many thanks in advance. Here's an excerpt of my efforts: # cd /tmp/py # gunzip -c < python-2.1a1.tgz | tar -rf - # cd Python-2.1a1 # ./configure 2>&1 | tee ../configure.1 # make 2>&1 | tee ../make.1 ... ./python //5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/setup.py build 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback Traceback (most recent call last): File "//5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/setup.py", line 4, in ? import sys, os, string, getopt ImportError: No module named string Running ./python results in stack overflow. The old QNX instructions in README recommend editing Modules/Makefile: LDFLAGS= -N 64k # make 2>&1 | tee ../make.2 Same error as first make. But now the stack doesn't overflow. # python 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback Python 2.1a1 (#2, Jan 26 2001, 11:38:55) [C] on qnxJ Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.path ['', '/usr/local/lib/python', '/home/dgoodger/lib/python', '/5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/Lib', '/5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/Lib/plat-qnxJ', '/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/Modules'] >>> ^D # fullpath . . is //5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1 The QNX node number prefix '//5' (machine or host number, equivalent to a 'hostname:' prefix for network paths) is being reduced somehow (path normalization?) to '/5', so paths don't resolve. 2 slashes ('//') are required at the head of the path. Is this something that can be fixed? I added a prefix (QNX virtual-to-real path mapping on the filesystem tree) to correct this: # prefix -A /5=//5 Now /5 points to //5, similar to a link. # make 2>&1 | tee ../make.3 ... ./python //5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/setup.py build unable to execute ld: No such file or directory running build running build_ext building 'struct' extension creating build creating build/temp.qnx-J-PCI-2.1 cc -O -I. -I/5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/./Include -IInclude/ -I/usr/local/include -c /5/tmp/py/Python-2.1a1/Modules/structmodule.c -o build/temp.qnx-J-PCI-2.1/structmodule.o creating build/lib.qnx-J-PCI-2.1 ld build/temp.qnx-J-PCI-2.1/structmodule.o -L/usr/local/lib -o build/lib.qnx-J-PCI-2.1/struct.so error: command 'ld' failed with exit status 1 make: *** [sharedmods] Error 1 QNX doesn't have an 'ld' command. Is configure not getting its info to setup.py? (Is it supposed to?) What should I check? I have logs of each of the configure & make runs. Should I submit this as a bug on SourceForge? Hope to hear from somebody soon. David Goodger Systems Administrator & Programmer, Advanced Systems Automation Tooling Systems Inc., Automation Systems Division direct: (519) 653-4483 ext. 7121 fax: (519) 650-6695 e-mail: dgoodger@atsautomation.com