[Python-3000] Need help compiling py3k-buffer branch

[Travis E. Oliphant]

Neal Norwitz wrote:
> On 8/11/07, Travis E. Oliphant <oliphant.travis at ieee.org> wrote:
>> However, I'm running into trouble getting it to link.  The compilation
>> step proceeds fine but then I get a segmentation fault during the link
>> stage.
> 
> The problem is that python is crashing when trying to run setup.py.  I
> fixed the immediate problem which was that the type wasn't initialized
> properly.  It usually starts up now.
> 
> I also fixed a 64-bit problem with a mismatch between an int and Py_ssize_t.
> 
>> It might be my platform (I've been having trouble with my 7-year old
>> computer, as of late) or my installation of gcc.
> 
> I was seeing crashes from dereferencing null pointers sometimes on
> startup, sometimes on shutdown.
> 

Thanks for the quick fix.   That will definitely help me make more 
progress.

Thanks,

-Travis