On Jan 25, 6:36 pm, "Waddle, Jim" <jim.wad...@boeing.com> wrote: > Chris, > Thanks for responding to my email. > I apologize for the remark about python only being developed for windows. I > got the impression when I was looking at the ActivePython web site and saw > that the version of python that they had available was not supported on very > many unix systems. I should not make general statement based on only one web > site. After reading your email I decided to see for myself what the issue was > about compiling python on AIX 5.3. > > This is the error I saw the first time I tried to use ctypes. > > Python 2.4.3 (#1, Jul 17 2006, 20:00:23) [C] on aix5 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.>>> > import ctypes > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > ImportError: No module named ctypes > > This version of python was downloaded and installed from ActivePython and > when I checked their webpage it states that ctypes is not available on AIX. > I then figured I would get a new copy of python and install it on AIX. I > downloaded python.2.5.5c2 fromhttp://www.python.org. I did the configure and > make which posted many errors in the ctypes function which I guess is the > reason that is does not get include in the final make. > > an example of the build error I get when doing the make is: > xlc_r -q64 -DNDEBUG -O -I. > -I/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/./Include > -Ibuild/temp.aix-5.3-2.5/libffi/inclu > de -Ibuild/temp.aix-5.3-2.5/libffi > -I/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src > -I/s/users/c > z030a/xferjunk/ots/python2.5/include -I. -IInclude -I./Include > -I/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Include -I/ > s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2 -c > /s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c - > o > build/temp.aix-5.3-2.5/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.o > "/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c", > line 2820.31: 1506-068 (W) Operation between ty > pes "void*" and "int(*)(void)" is not allowed. > "/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c", > line 3363.28: 1506-280 (W) Function argument as > signment between types "int(*)(void)" and "void*" is not allowed. > "/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c", > line 4768.67: 1506-280 (W) Function argument as > signment between types "void*" and "void*(*)(void*,const void*,unsigned > long)" is not allowed. > "/s/users/cz030a/xferjunk/python/Python-2.5.5c2/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c", > line 4769.66: 1506-280 (W) Function argument as > signment between types "void*" and "void*(*)(void*,int,unsigned long)" is not > allowed. > > I do not have sufficient knowledge to know how to fix this. I would think > that this error somehow is related to compiling on aix. If you have any > suggestions on how to correct this problem , I would appreciate it > > Jim Waddle > KIT-D > 425-785-5194 > > -----Original Message----- > From: ch...@rebertia.com [mailto:ch...@rebertia.com] On Behalf Of Chris Rebert > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:31 AM > To: Waddle, Jim > > Cc: python-l...@python.org > Subject: Re: ctypes for AIX > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 5:54 AM, Waddle, Jim <jim.wad...@boeing.com> wrote: > > I need to use ctypes with python running on AIX. > > According to the ctypes readme, ctypes is based on libffi, which > according to its website, supports AIX for PowerPC64. > So, perhaps you could state what the actual error or problem you're > encountering is? > It is theoretically possible the ctypes-bundled libffi is either > outdated or had the AIX-specific bits removed; I don't know, I'm not a > CPython dev. > > > It appears that python is being developed mostly for windows. > > No, not really; your statement is especially ironic considering one of > Python's primary areas of use is for web applications as part of a > LAMP stack. > > > Is there a policy concerning getting functions like ctypes working on AIX. > > No idea. Someone will probably chime in though. > > Cheers, > Chris > --http://blog.rebertia.com > >
Look at this website: http://pware.hvcc.edu/news.html "8/1/2009 Python with ctypes!" Good luck. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
