[issue32095] AIX: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes' - make install fails

2017-11-22 Thread Michael Felt
Michael Felt added the comment: If I removed you from nosy - purely accidental - probably because you answered and I still had a dialog open with you not in it. My apologies in any case. I'll be more careful should something like that happen again. I am aware of the

[issue32095] AIX: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes' - make install fails

2017-11-21 Thread Zachary Ware
Zachary Ware added the comment: You removed me from the nosy list, so I didn't see your reply until now when I happened to refresh the tab that happened to still be open :) The warning I was talking about in that message was a warning that libffi was found but is

[issue32095] AIX: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes' - make install fails

2017-11-20 Thread Michael Felt
Michael Felt added the comment: no. I'll install what I have atm. Too bad - as now it will have an install dependency. re: https://bugs.python.org/issue27976#msg274628 -- seems a warning that libffi is not available might be useful after all. Question: is ffi still

[issue32095] AIX: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes' - make install fails

2017-11-20 Thread Zachary Ware
Zachary Ware added the comment: Do you have libffi (and its development headers) installed where the compiler can find it? Python 3.7 no longer bundles a copy of libffi (see #27979). -- nosy: +zach.ware versions: -Python 3.8

[issue32095] AIX: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes' - make install fails

2017-11-20 Thread Michael Felt
Michael Felt added the comment: FYI: version 3.6.3 compiles and builds without this issue. + make install DESTDIR=/var/aixtools/python/Python/3.6.3.0 > .buildaix/install.out + mkinstallp.ksh /var/aixtools/python/Python/3.6.3.0 > .buildaix/mkinstallp.out --

[issue32095] AIX: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes' - make install fails

2017-11-20 Thread Michael Felt
New submission from Michael Felt : after git clone from master: make install fails to complete with: Important - python is not installed already. FYI: also note - build completes successfully with 2.7.14 (will download and check other python3 versions) if test