[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

New submission from Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu, see http://python.org/dev/buildbot/2.5/ARM Linux 2.5/builds/3/step-compile/0 gcc -pthread -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -g -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -I. -I/home/pybot/buildarea-arm/2.5.klose-linux-arm/bu

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Changes by Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- assignee: -> theller components: +ctypes nosy: +theller type: -> compile error ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ __

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Barry A. Warsaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Deferring until 3.0 final is out. -- nosy: +barry priority: release blocker -> deferred blocker ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Changes by Barry A. Warsaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- priority: deferred blocker -> release blocker ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Martin v. Löwis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Thomas, do you have an idea what might be causing this problem, or a proposal how to resolve it? -- nosy: +loewis ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Thomas Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Is this really a regression? I do not think so; the libffi library included with the Python 2.5 ctypes does not support closures on the arm. See file Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/arm/ffitarget.h, it contains '#define FFI_CLOSURES 0'. __

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Martin v. Löwis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: The question is whether it used to build in 2.5.2, but doesn't build anymore now. If that's what happening, it is a regression. It seems that ffi_info moved into ctypes.h: could that have caused the breakage? ___

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Thomas Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: > It seems that ffi_info moved into ctypes.h: could that have caused the > breakage? Not sure what you mean exactly (there is no ffi_info in ctypes.h), but I assume you are referring to svn rev. 62504? ___

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Martin v. Löwis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: That's the revision I meant, yes. It seems that ffi_info just got renamed, so I misread the change. In any case, it's (now) unclear how this did compile before, as ffi_closure was always referenced in ctypes.h...

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Martin v. Löwis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Unfortunately, the ARM buildbot is down right now, so no tests can be performed. ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ __

[issue4303] [2.5 regression] ctypes fails to build on arm-linux-gnu

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: As the ARM buildbot is still down, we have no way of analysing or fixing this problem, so I'm closing this as "won't fix". -- resolution: -> wont fix status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker