[Pythonmac-SIG] Re: ConfigurePythonCarbon pukes on OS X.1

[Alexandre Parenteau]

> Anyone know what these symptoms from ConfigurePythonCarbon are trying to
> tell me?
> 
> 1) Download and run the Python 2.1.1 or 2.2b2 carbon kits on OS X.1;
> 2) Watch as the Installer mentions that "the config tool will likely die
> when I sublaunch it on OS X" (it does);
> 3) Jump back to Finder and manually launch the (carbon) config tool;
> 4) Watch as the tool stops responding while "Creating PythonCore aliases..."
> 
> The Console receives a number of...
> 
> GUSI: (fLocked > 0) -- assertion failed.

This is a known bug of GUSI on OSX. Jack and I have tried to push for
Matthias Neeracher to help us out with this problem.

Jack, did you have news from Matthias on that subject ? I would think this
needs to be fixed for 2.2 RC, because MacPython is not usable on OSX because
of that.

If only I knew where to put the critical section needed by GUSI... Sigh...

Alex.

> 
> ...messages just prior to the config tool's death.
> 
> I've tried both MacPython distributions (211/22b2) under my admin accouunt
> and root without success.  Now I'm officially stuck awaiting your esteemed
> assistance.
> 
> Happy Holidays,
> JR
> 
> PS - 211 runs fine if I boot into with 9.x (although I haven't managed to
> get the build environment/dependencies settled down enough to directly build
> it).
> 

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Alexandre Parenteau
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Adobe Systems, Inc.
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