Compiling python2.2.1 on redHat 6.1 - doesn't work

[Matt Russell]

has anyone else had this problem? I would be very suprised if no one
else out there has not tried to compile Python2.2.1 on RedHat 6.1!!

paul at boddie.net (Paul Boddie) wrote in message news:<23891c90.0205220343.4aa581c8 at posting.google.com>...
> matthew.russell at securetrading.com (Matt Russell) wrote in message news:<bb06817.0205210533.d8d5ffb at posting.google.com>...
> > Hi, I have been attempting to compile python 2.2.1 (compiled from
> > source)
> > 
> > 
> > Machine info:
> > Red Hat Linux release 6.1 (Cartman)
> 
> I have the same operating system running on my laptop - so I'll
> probably try this at some point.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > ./Modules/posixmodule.c: In function `posix_nice':
> > ./Modules/posixmodule.c:1270: warning: implicit declaration of
> > function
> > `getpriority'
> > ./Modules/posixmodule.c:1270: `PRIO_PROCESS' undeclared (first use in
> > this
> > function)
> > ./Modules/posixmodule.c:1270: (Each undeclared identifier is reported
> > only
> > once
> > ./Modules/posixmodule.c:1270: for each function it appears in.)
> > make: *** [Modules/posixmodule.o] Error
> > 
> > 
> > Anyone got any ideas? please??!
> 
> Yes, the posixmodule expects a declaration which obviously isn't
> found. I would suspect that since 2.1 (which is the most recent
> release I've built), either posixmodule has been enhanced and is no
> longer compatible with RH6.1 "out of the box", or that your build
> configuration isn't quite right.
> 
> On RH7.x, the following files contain some kind of definition of
> PRIO_PROCESS:
> 
>   /usr/include/bits/resource.h
>   /usr/include/linux/resource.h
> 
> It would surprise me if the latter of these header files was
> "standard" for building application programs or software like Python.
> Perhaps you need to modify the build configuration to search the
> former file when building posixmodule.
> 
> Paul
thanks.. will you let me know your results!?