I am trying to compile Python 2.5 on AIX 5.3. I used export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/vacpp/bin
OPT=-O2 ./configure --with-gcc="xlc_r -q64" --with-cxx="xlC_r -q64" --disable-ipv6 AR="ar -X64" make The following error stops make in its track: building '_locale' extension ./Modules/ld_so_aix xlc_r -q64 -bI:Modules/python.exp build/temp.aix-5.3-2.5/home/pxadm/.test/Python-2.5/Modules/_localemodule.o -L/usr/local/lib -o build/lib.aix-5.3-2.5/_locale.so ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .bindtextdomain ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .textdomain ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .dcgettext ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .dgettext ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .gettext ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more information. *** WARNING: renaming "_locale" since importing it failed: 0509-022 Cannot load module build/lib.aix-5.3-2.5. 0509-026 System error: A file or directory in the path name does not exist. error: No such file or directory make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. Stop. > Any help appreciated as to explain what that error could mean and possible ways of fixing it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list