[issue2552] test_ctypes failed Python 2.6a2 Solaris 10 SUN C

[Jean Brouwers]

Jean Brouwers <MrJean1 at Gmail.com> added the comment:

Agreed.  In addition, gcc -v writes to stderr and catching the output 
requires redirecting stderr or using os.popen3 or -4.  The latter fail 
since the select module (needed by subprocess) is still missing at that 
time.

Going back to Thomas' comments and before getting into implementation 
details, the best way to address the issue might be the following.

If the compiler is not gcc then config option --with-system-ffi *must* 
be specified (and a libffi library must exist).

If option --with-system-ffi is not specified and if the compiler is not 
gcc, raise an error.

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