Bugs item #1337400, was opened at 2005-10-25 14:38
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Dimitri Papadopoulos (papadopo)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Python.h should include system headers properly [POSIX]
Initial Comment:
In Python 2.4.2, Python.h looks like this:
#include <limits.h>
[...]
#include <stdio.h>
[...]
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
#include <unistd.h>
#endif
On POSIX platforms <unistd.h> should be included first!
Indeed it includes headers such as
<sys/feature_tests.h> on Solaris, <standards.h> on
Irix, or <features.h> on GNU systems, which define
macros that specify the system interfaces to use,
possibly depending on compiler options, which in turn
may enable/disable/modify parts of other system headers
such as <limits.h> or <errno.h>.
By including <unistd.h>, you ensure consistent systems
interfaces are specified in all system headers included
by Python sources.
This may seem rather academic, but it actually breaks
my Solaris builds: I need to compile Python using Sun's
C compiler when building Python for performance and
GNU's C++ compiler when building Python modules written
in C++ for compatibility with C++ libraries used by
these modules that can't be compiled with Sun's C++
compiler. So the same Python.h is used by Sun's C
compiler (which it was created for in the first place)
and GNU's C++ compiler. GNU's C++ compiler fails to
compile some modules. Unfortunately I can't recall the
exact modules and error messages right now, but
including <unistd.h> fixes the problem.
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