[Patches] [ python-Patches-584245 ] get python to link on OSF1 (Dec Unix)

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Patches item #584245, was opened at 2002-07-20 12:49
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Category: Build
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: get python to link on OSF1 (Dec Unix)

Initial Comment:
Attached is a patch to fix the linking of python
(makedev not found) on Dec OSF/1 Unix 5.1.  This patch
has also been tested on Linux (RedHat 7.2).

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>Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2002-07-26 20:58

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This patch uses AC_TRY_LINK instead of AC_TRY_RUN.  It tries
makedev according to Martin's suggestion.

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Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2002-07-23 17:43

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That patch doesn't really test whether defining 
OSF_SOURCE helps in getting makedev, does it? In 
particular, if makedev is not available at all, or requires a 
different define, the test will still conclude that 
OSF_SOURCE should be defined, right?

I think the sequence should be:
- is makedev already available?
- if not, is it with OSF_SOURCE defined?
- if not, arrange to exclude makedev from posixmodule.c

Also, is it necessary to run the test program? autoconf is 
always worried that cross-compilation would fail, since you 
cannot run tests (although it is reasonable to link test 
programs in a cross-compilation environment).

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