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Title: configure error: shadow.h: present but cannot be compiled
Type: compile error Stage:
Components: Build Versions: Python 2.5
process
Status: closed Resolution: out of date
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: Sashi, r.david.murray, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2009-05-29 01:20 by Sashi, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg88491 - (view) Author: Sashi (Sashi) Date: 2009-05-29 01:20
Got the following error while building Python 2.5.2 on HP-UX 11.11

bash-3.2$ uname -a
HP-UX hpux B.11.11 U 9000/785 2010988722 unlimited-user license

configure: WARNING:

  By default, distutils will build C++ extension modules with "g++".
  If this is not intended, then set CXX on the configure command line.

configure: WARNING: shadow.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: shadow.h:     check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: shadow.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: shadow.h:     section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: shadow.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: shadow.h: in the future, the compiler will take
precedence
configure: WARNING:     ##
------------------------------------------------ ##
configure: WARNING:     ## Report this to
http://www.python.org/python-bugs ##
configure: WARNING:     ##
------------------------------------------------ ##
creating Modules/Setup
creating Modules/Setup.local
creating Makefile
msg88493 - (view) Author: R. David Murray (r.david.murray) * (Python committer) Date: 2009-05-29 01:23
2.5 is in security-fix-only mode.  Is this problem reproducible with 2.6?
msg88494 - (view) Author: Sashi (Sashi) Date: 2009-05-29 01:25
Have not tried it on 2.6 - Will update when I get a chance to build 2.6
msg112678 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-08-03 20:58
reopen if you have a problem with 2.7 or 3.2.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:49adminsetgithub: 50390
2010-08-03 20:58:10terry.reedysetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + terry.reedy
messages: + msg112678

resolution: out of date
2009-05-29 01:25:27Sashisetmessages: + msg88494
2009-05-29 01:23:43r.david.murraysetnosy: + r.david.murray
messages: + msg88493
2009-05-29 01:20:58Sashicreate