compiling python 2.4.1 on Linux_X86_64 using PGI compiler fails

[=?iso-8859-15?q?Berthold_H=F6llmann?=]

I am trying to compile Python on an Opteron machine using the PGI C
compiler under Linux. I use:

CC=pgcc ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/gltools/python/Python-2.2.1 \
--exec-prefix=/usr/local/gltools/python/Python-2.2.1/$GL_ARCH \
--with-cxx=pgCC

but make fails with:

pgCC -Xlinker -export-dynamic -o python \
Modules/ccpython.o \
libpython2.4.a -lpthread -ldl -lpthread -lutil -lm
libpython2.4.a(posixmodule.o)(.text+0x38d6): In function `posix_tmpnam':
: warning: the use of `tmpnam_r' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
libpython2.4.a(posixmodule.o)(.text+0x3841): In function `posix_tempnam':
: warning: the use of `tempnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
case $MAKEFLAGS in \
*-s*) CC='pgcc' LDSHARED='pgcc -shared' OPT='-DNDEBUG -O' ./python -E ./setup.py -q build;; \
*) CC='pgcc' LDSHARED='pgcc -shared' OPT='-DNDEBUG -O' ./python -E ./setup.py build;; \
esac
make: *** [sharedmods] Error 139

and issuing the last command from the command line gives:

CC='pgcc' LDSHARED='pgcc -shared' OPT='-DNDEBUG -O' ./python -E ./setup.py build

Segmentation fault (core dumped)

This is with PGI 5.2 and 6.0.

Has anyone compiled python successfully using PGI compilers under 64
bit Linux. If yes, what are the neccesarry switches?

Thanks
Berthold

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?=]

Has anyone compiled python successfully using PGI compilers under 64
bit Linux. If yes, what are the neccesarry switches?

As a starting point, I would try to compile without optimization.

If the compiler has something similar to gcc's -fno-strict-aliasing,
you should pass that as well.

Regards,
Martin