Question about compiling python 30 from subversion repository on OSX

[Anthony Kong]

Hi, all,

I have checked out source code from this url http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/py3k, then run

../configure --with-universal-archs=64-bit
make

First of all, I got this message:

-----------------------------------------------
Modules/Setup.dist is newer than Modules/Setup;
check to make sure you have all the updates you
need in your Modules/Setup file.
Usually, copying Modules/Setup.dist to Modules/Setup will work.
-----------------------------------------------

Then the build failed with these messages

/usr/bin/ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(dynamic_annotations.o) has no symbols
/usr/bin/ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(pymath.o) has no symbols
ranlib libpython3.3m.a
ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(dynamic_annotations.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(pymath.o) has no symbols
gcc -framework CoreFoundation -o python.exe Modules/python.o libpython3.3m.a -ldl -framework CoreFoundation
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: can't initialize sys standard streams
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/antkong/wd/python/python3/Lib/io.py", line 60, in <module>
/bin/sh: line 1: 55310 Abort trap CC='gcc' LDSHARED='gcc -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup ' OPT='-DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes' ./python.exe -E ./setup.py build
make: *** [sharedmods] Error 134


I wonder what caused these error messages. Is it possible that I am checking out the wrong branch?

The 3.2 branch (http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/release32-maint) can be compiled without much issue.


Cheers

 

[Ned Deily]

<c1ffbdb9-1a2b-41d7-970d-e7de1a9730ea@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com

,

I have checked out source code from this url
http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/py3k, then run

./configure --with-universal-archs=64-bit
make

First of all, I got this message:

-----------------------------------------------
Modules/Setup.dist is newer than Modules/Setup;
check to make sure you have all the updates you
need in your Modules/Setup file.
Usually, copying Modules/Setup.dist to Modules/Setup will work.
-----------------------------------------------

Then the build failed with these messages

/usr/bin/ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(dynamic_annotations.o) has no symbols
/usr/bin/ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(pymath.o) has no symbols
ranlib libpython3.3m.a
ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(dynamic_annotations.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: libpython3.3m.a(pymath.o) has no symbols
gcc -framework CoreFoundation -o python.exe Modules/python.o
libpython3.3m.a -ldl -framework CoreFoundation
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: can't initialize sys standard streams
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/antkong/wd/python/python3/Lib/io.py", line 60, in <module>
/bin/sh: line 1: 55310 Abort trap CC='gcc' LDSHARED='gcc -bundle
-undefined dynamic_lookup ' OPT='-DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall
-Wstrict-prototypes' ./python.exe -E ./setup.py build
make: *** [sharedmods] Error 134


I wonder what caused these error messages. Is it possible that I am checking
out the wrong branch?

Python development has recently moved from using Subversion to Mercurial
(hg). The py3k branch in the svn repository at that URL is now frozen
in-time and not being updated.

$ svn info
Path: .
URL: http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/py3k
Repository Root: http://svn.python.org/projects
Repository UUID: 6015fed2-1504-0410-9fe1-9d1591cc4771
Revision: 88828
Node Kind: directory
Schedule: normal
Last Changed Author: giampaolo.rodola
Last Changed Rev: 88761
Last Changed Date: 2011-03-06 13:04:47 -0800 (Sun, 06 Mar 2011)

Information on how to access the hg repos is contained in the new Python
Developer's Guide:

http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html

If you use hg to clone a copy of the current repo, you'll see something
more like this:

$ hg clone http://hg.python.org/cpython
$ cd cpython
$ hg log -b default
changeset: 69534:020ebe0be33e
user: Antoine Pitrou <[email protected]>
date: Sat Apr 23 17:56:06 2011 +0200
summary: Remove unused private function

Try the build again from a clean directory using the current hg repo.
That said, if the message appears, follow the directions about copying
Modules/Setup.dist to Modules/Setup. That is likely the source of your
original build failure.

The 3.2 branch
(http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/release32-maint) can be
compiled without much issue.

That is out-of-date as well. All current development and maintenance
branches (2.7, 3.1, 3.2, default(=py3k)) are now maintained in the hg
repo as described in the developer's guide.