Building Python2.1 - LONG_BIT error message

[Jim Dennis]

In article <3B6B08A2.8070904 at palefish.co.uk>, chris hinds wrote:

> I got exactly the same error trying to build python 2.1.1 on Redhat 7.0 
> and afaik I've got the latest RH glibc et al. Has anyone had any luck 
> making on RH7.0?

> I suppose the fact that it all builds perfectly on my suse and debian 
> boxes perhaps suggests that I aught to go and wrestle with bugzilla.redhat?

 It suggests to me that you should dump Red Hat.  At least
 vow to stay way from their (infamous) .0 releases.  I personally won't
 touch any Red Hat until x.2 (and I've used 3.03, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2, and
 --- unfortunately --- 7.0).  I prefer Debian; where Debian's *unstable*
 has generally been better than Red Hat's .2's

 (In all fairness Red Hat does produce a pretty good product, by the
 time it get's to the .2 releases; and Debian is far too difficult
 for most newbies or even most recent Linux converts.  Red Hat's pushing
 the ragged bleeding edge in their .0 releases is pretty deliberate, and
 they'll have to give that up pretty soon).