[Python-Dev] Still looking for volunteer to run Windows buildbot

[Trent Mick]

[Tim Peters wrote]
>...
> I see that your Win2K buildbot slave always dies in the compile step now, with
> 
> """
> ------ Build started: Project: pythoncore, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
> 
> Compiling resources...
> generate buildinfo
> cl.exe -c -D_WIN32 -DUSE_DL_EXPORT -D_WINDOWS -DWIN32 -D_WINDLL
> -D_DEBUG -MDd ..\Modules\getbuildinfo.c -Fogetbuildinfo.o -I..\Include
> -I..\PC
> Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1984-2002. All rights reserved.
> getbuildinfo.c
> Linking...
> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file './python25_d.dll'
> """
> 
> That happened to me once, but I still don't understand it.  It turned
> out that  the corresponding python_d.exe was still running (for hours,
> and hours, and hours, ...), and I had to manually kill the process. 
> I'm not sure that was enough, because I coincidentally rebooted the
> box before the buildbot tests ran again.  I am pretty sure that the
> symptom above won't fix itself.

Yes I've noticed it too. I've had to kill python_d.exe a few times. I
haven't yet had the chance to look into it. I am NOT getting this error
on another Windows Python build slave that I am running in-house for
play.

Trent

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Trent Mick
TrentM at ActiveState.com