From 86b2c9e220757a69224004f4e5bcc8e6c1998c56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Baxter Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:29:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] build notes for macos x 10.1, from Dan Wolfe. Closes patch: [ #481080 ] Read Me file Patch for Python 2.1.2 --- README | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 0328a7f4581d..53c0688fc7e8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -398,6 +398,34 @@ Mac OS X 10.0: Run configure with "OPT='-no-cpp-precomp' ./configure expected to work on a Unix UFS filesystem (how to check for this on Mac OS X?). +Mac OS X 10.1: Run configure with + "./configure --with-suffix=.x --with-dyld". + This generates executable file: 'python.x' + (it cannot be named 'python' on an HFS or HFS+ + disk as the file name clashes with directory 'Python'). + + The makefile is set up to correctly handle two- + level namespaces for Mac OS X v10.1 and 10.0.x + systems. However, running the prebinding tool on + Mac OS X 10.0.x again will cause the tool to break + as it cannot handle two level namespaces. + + The default Mac OS X has a default stacksize + of 512K which causes the regular expression + tests (RE and SRE) to SEGV. To temporarily + increase the stacksize, type 'limit stacksize 2M' in + the terminal window before running 'make test'. + + The test_largefile test will work on HFS+ and + UFS filesystem, providing you have enough space + and time. + + After sudo 'make installation', do the following + commands: + cd /usr/local/bin/ + sudo mv python.x python + sudo mv python2.1.x python2.1 + Cygwin: Cygwin Python builds OOTB when configured as follows: configure --with-threads=no -- 2.47.3