From: Jean-François PIÉRONNE [jf.pieronne@laposte.net]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 9:45 AM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: Build trouble: Python 2.1.3 on VMS 7.2

You can ignore the message %COPY-W-INCOMPAT

The directory PYTHON_ROOT:[VMS.O_ALPHA.VMS], initially empty, is created when
the Python saveset is restore.
It was accidently remove from the latest distribution, sorry for the
inconvenience.
I will add it and rebuild a new kit.

You can, before build the last module, create manually this directory.

This directory would contains only two objects files:
CONFIG_INITTAB.OBJ and PYTHON.OBJ, which are the latest objects build by the
procedure before linking.


If you want to build a better install procedure, or better a kit, I will be very
happy to include it into a new distribution :-)


I am currently working on a new port of the forthcoming 2.3 version, which pass
nearly all the Python regession tests.



Jean-François


Alder wrote:
> 
> OpenVMS Alpha 7.2
> WASD 8.0 (with OPENSSL 0.9.6E)
> DECC 6.5
> 
> Thanks to the kind assistance of others in c.o.v I've managed to get
> past the compiler issue and attempt a fresh build of Python 2.1.3.  It's
> not the smoothest build, that's for sure.  Anyone else out there manage
> to build and install this latest release of Python for VMS yet?  I think
> I'm getting close to something usable, but have stalled at the point
> shown below.
> 
> If anyone can tell why these messages are generated, please let us know!
>    The directory that is reported 'missing' by the build process is very
> much where it should be.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alder
> 
> $ @PYTHON_INSTALL DISK$NET:[PYLIB] DISK$NET:[PYTHON] 7.0
> .
> .
> .
> Building WASD module (YES/NO) [Y]?
> register _wasd
> 
> Building Python Library Imaging Library module (YES/NO) [Y]?
> register _imaging
> 
> Building gdchart module (YES/NO) [Y]?
> register gdchart
> 
> %COPY-W-INCOMPAT, PYTHON_ROOT:[VMS]CONFIG_OPTIONAL_MODULES.TXT;7 (input)
> and PYT
> HON_ROOT:[VMS]CONFIG.DAT;1 (output) have incompatible attributes
> %AMAC-F-OPENOUT, error opening PYTHON_ROOT:[VMS.O_ALPHA.VMS] as output
> -RMS-E-DNF, directory not found
> -SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file
> $