On OS X (with MacPorts) the following happens:
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DEBUG: Environment: 
CC='/usr/bin/clang'
CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES'
CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_jwa_work_macports-trunk_dports_python_py-gdbm/py35-gdbm/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS'
CFLAGS='-arch x86_64'
CPATH='/opt/local/include'
CXX='/usr/bin/clang++'
CXXFLAGS='-arch x86_64'
F90FLAGS='-m64'
FCFLAGS='-m64'
FFLAGS='-m64'
LDFLAGS='-arch x86_64'
LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib'
MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.10'
OBJC='/usr/bin/clang'
OBJCFLAGS='-arch x86_64'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_jwa_work_macports-trunk_dports_python_py-gdbm/py35-gdbm/work/Python-3.5.0b1/Modules" && /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/bin/python3.5 setup.py --no-user-cfg build'
DEBUG: Executing command line:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_jwa_work_macports-trunk_dports_python_py-gdbm/py35-gdbm/work/Python-3.5.0b1/Modules" && /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/bin/python3.5 setup.py --no-user-cfg build 
running build
running build_ext
building '_gdbm' extension
creating build
creating build/temp.macosx-10.10-x86_64-3.5
/usr/bin/clang -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -arch x86_64 -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/include/python3.5m -c _gdbmmodule.c -o build/temp.macosx-10.10-x86_64-3.5/_gdbmmodule.o
_gdbmmodule.c:45:10: fatal error: 'clinic/_gdbmmodule.c.h' file not found
#include "clinic/_gdbmmodule.c.h"
         ^
1 error generated.
error: command '/usr/bin/clang' failed with exit status 1
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