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@@ -214,15 +214,15 @@ the OPT variable. If you get failures in test_long, or sys.maxint gets set to -1, you are probably experiencing compiler bugs, usually related to -optimization. This is a common problem with some versions of gcc and -egcs, and some vendor-supplied compilers, which can sometimes be -worked around by turning off optimization. Consider switching to -stable versions (gcc 2.7.2.3, egcs 1.1.2, or contact your vendor.) +optimization. This is a common problem with some versions of gcc, and +some vendor-supplied compilers, which can sometimes be worked around +by turning off optimization. Consider switching to stable versions +(gcc 2.95.2, or contact your vendor.) From Python 2.0 onward, all Python C code is ANSI C. Compiling using old K&R-C-only compilers is no longer possible. ANSI C compilers are available for all modern systems, either in the form of updated -compilers from the vendor, or one of the free compilers (gcc, egcs). +compilers from the vendor, or one of the free compilers (gcc). Platform specific notes ----------------------- @@ -251,6 +251,23 @@ Solaris: When using Sun's C compiler with threads, at least on Solaris are aware of the problem, so binutils 2.13.1 will probably fix this problem. + When the dynamic loader complains about errors finding shared + libraries, such as + + ld.so.1: ./python: fatal: libstdc++.so.5: open failed: + No such file or directory + + you need to first make sure that the library is available on + your system. Then, you need to instruct the dynamic loader how + to find it. You can chose any of the following strategies: + + 1. When compiling Python, set LD_RUN_PATH to the directories + containing missing libraries. + 2. When running Python, set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to these directories. + 3. Use crle(8) to extend the search path of the loader. + 4. Modify the installed GCC specs file, adding -R options into the + *link: section. + Linux: A problem with threads and fork() was tracked down to a bug in the pthreads code in glibc version 2.0.5; glibc version 2.0.7 solves the problem. This causes the popen2 test to fail; |