[Pythonmac-SIG] How to build Python 2.5 to support 64-bits on Mac OS X 10.4

[Alexandre Parenteau]

Hi,

Any progress in this issue? I'm asked to investigate the same thing. I would
greatly appreciate hints on the configure options.

Thanks!
alex


On 2/1/07 11:55 PM, "Dr. Harold Walter Schranz" <Harold.Schranz at anu.edu.au>
wrote:

> Hi Bill
> 
> Thanks for the comments ...
> On 02/02/2007, at 12:39 PM, Bill Northcott wrote:
> 
>> On 01/02/2007, at 10:00 PM, Dr. Harold Walter Schranz wrote:
>>> While the configure runs ... the make eventually fails with:
>>> 
>>> /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/
>>> CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers/
>>> fp.h:1338: error: 'SIGDIGLEN' undeclared here (not in a function)
>>> make: *** [Python/mactoolboxglue.o] Error 1
>> 
>> Your build is failing because it is trying to use Carbon which is
>> 32 bit only.  You either have to build without any GUI items which
>> should work or with rather more effort, you could probably build an
>> X-windows UNIX style 64bit build.  That would need 64 bit Xwindows
>> which is not supplied but can be built from the sources.  I have
>> not done it but I know some one who has.  There may even be a
>> binary around somewhere.  Since X communicates with its server via
>> a network socket one might get away with only some 64 bit
>> libraries, but I am not an expert on X.
> 
> Yes it confirmed what we already knew ... Tiger is not fully 64
> bit ... I'm trying to avoid the GUI (and any other 32 bit items) to
> produce a clean command line version of python 2.5 which is 64 bit.
> 
>> Is it really worth all the hassle when Leopard is going to be out
>> in a few months??
> 
> Yes ... we need to have 64 bit functionality on our research server
> (Xserve Quad Xeon) for a large genomic database (I mean big ... small
> files in the gigabyte range ... many much bigger). Should we twiddle
> our thumbs and wait for Leopard ... hmmmm ... talk to our group
> leader ... research projects can ill afford to stand still for
> months. Eventually, when available (via ADC) alternatively a Leopard
> Preview Install might be a worthy investment.
> 
> Have a Good Weekend,
> Harry.
> 
> 
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> Division of Molecular Bioscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research
> Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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