[Python-Dev] Pie-thon benchmark code ready

[Skip Montanaro]

    >> > Hrm. On my OS X laptop:

    Dan> [Failure snipped]

    >> I notice you're using the original Python 2.3 release thjat came with
    >> Panther.  It's a bit old.  If upgrading to Python 2.3.3 doesn't help,

    Dan> Turns out not to. I built and installed the 2.3.3 kit and it still 
    Dan> fails, albeit differently.

Works for me (Mac OS X 10.2.8, Python 2.3.2, GCC 3.3, parrotbench directory
after cvs up around 5:30PM central time):

    montanaro:parrotbench% python2.3 -O
    Python 2.3.2 (#1, Dec 17 2003, 17:22:01) 
    [GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1493)] on darwin
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import b
    --> iteration 0
    --> b0
    3141592653
    3141592653
    --> b1
    False
    False
    0
    --> b2
    ...
    --> b4
    [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
    --> b5
    OK.
    --> b6
    --> All done.

Did you make sure you didn't have any .py[co] files before starting?

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