[ python-Bugs-1528620 ] Python 2.5b2 fails to build on Solaris 10

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Bugs item #1528620, was opened at 2006-07-25 22:34
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Category: Build
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Guido Ostkamp (ostkamp)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Python 2.5b2 fails to build on Solaris 10

Initial Comment:
Hello,

I tried to build Python 2.5b2 on Solaris 10 with the
Sun Workshop Compiler, which fails.

Please see the attachment for a complete log in several
stages. Here is a short summary:

*
build/temp.solaris-2.10-sun4us-2.5/libffi/include/ffi.h
contains illegal C-syntax __attribute(...)

This might be legal for GCC, but not for other compilers. 

* Even if this is removed, there are other fatal
compiler errors in the _ctypes module later on.

* The build process seems to invoke _cursesmodule.c.
This contains the use of a function  mvwgetnstr(). This
function does not exist in /usr/lib/libcurses.so.

* The build process fails to link with libcurses.so.

The Python 2.4.3 release fails for the same reasons
regarding the curses problems, but the _ctypes stuff
did not exist in this form. 

I would appreciate, if these bugs could be fixed.

Regards,

Guido

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