When make gets to the _ctypes section, I am getting the following in my output:
building '_ctypes' extension creating build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes creating build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi creating build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src creating build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86 gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/callbacks.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/callbacks.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.o /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c: In function `_CallProc': /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c:918: warning: implicit declaration of function `alloca' gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/stgdict.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/stgdict.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/cfield.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/home/ ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/cfield.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/malloc_closure.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/ home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/malloc_closure.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/prep_cif.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/ prep_cif.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi64.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ ffi64.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/unix64.S -o build/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ unix64.o gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi.c -o build/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ ffi.o /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi.c:177: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi.c:194: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype gcc -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict- prototypes -I. -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/./Include -Ibuild/ temp.solaris-2.10-i86pc-2.5/libffi/include -Ibuild/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/libffi -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ src -I./Include -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Include -I/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1 -c /home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/sysv.S -o build/temp.solaris-2.10- i86pc-2.5/home/ecuser/Python-2.5.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ sysv.o Assembler: "/var/tmp//ccbsqiOB.s", line 236 : Syntax error Near line: ".section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits" my configure looks like this: ./configure --prefix=/home/ecuser/dev -- with-gcc --with-system-ffi any ideas? -- 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