On Jan 13, 6:13 am, knipknap <knipk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have just successfully compiled Python 2.7a2 on AIX6.1, using the > IBM XL compiler (no gcc). I am documenting this here in case somebody > needs it: > > ####### > First, I installed the following dependencies: > > 1. readline-6.1; > 2. tcl8.4.19/unix/ > 3. tk8.4.19/unix/ > 4. zlib-1.2.3 > > All of these compiled without a problem using > > ./configure && make && make install > > ####### > Second, the Python installation procedure. Here is the patch, see > below for comments: > > http://pastebin.com/f1569d184 > > 1. cd Python-2.7a2 > > 2. cp Modules/Setup.dist Modules/Setup > > 3. vi Modules/Setup > - Edit the path flags to the tcl and tk libraries (see the below > patch for an example) > - Add the following flags: -ltk8.4 -ltcl8.4 -lld -lX11 > > 4. Apply the below patch to "configure". This adds AIX6 support. > > 5. vi Modules/ld_so_aix: Set the following CCOPT variable > CCOPT="$CCOPT -Wl,-bM:SRE -Wl,-T512 -Wl,-H512 -Wl,-brtl -Wl,- > bnortllib -lm -lbsd -o $objfile" > Note that the alternate CCOPT variable that is mentioned in the > comments of that file does NOT work, so just use this instead. > > 6. ./configure && make && make install > > Done. Caveats: The following modules did not work: > > _bsddb _ctypes bz2 gdbm. > > However, since we do not need them I did not attempt to debug them. > > ####### > Third, we also needed pycrypto. Here are the instructions: > > - cd pycrypto-2.0.1 > - In src/SHA256.c, remove all lines starting with "//". > - python2.7 setup.py build && python2.7 setup.py install --prefix / > usr/local > > Hope this helps, > -Samuel
I love you so much it hurts right now. Installing 2.6 on AIX 5.3 was a terrifying experience and this will most certainly help when we upgrade to 6.1 and if we decide to go to Python 2.7. Everyone with AIX should post stuff like this. :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
