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Hello,

I'm trying to install Python 2.3.4 in AIX 5.2 with gcc 2.9. After a lot
of messing around I got the configure script to run using the following
command (libm parameter found from python-list archives):

configure --with-gcc --with-cxx=g++ --with-libm="" --disable-ipv6

Now I have a problem running make:

./Modules/makexp_aix Modules/python.exp . libpython2.3.a; gcc
-Wl,-bE:Modules/python.exp -lld -o python Modules/ccpython.o
libpython2.3.a
collect2: /lib/libld.a: not a COFF file
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.

I had the same "not a COFF file" error during configure with libm.a
until I added the --with-libm="" parameter.

Can anyone help?

Paul.



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In article <mailman.3441.1095413314.5135.python->,
<> wrote:

> I'm trying to install Python 2.3.4 in AIX 5.2 with gcc 2.9. After a lot
> of messing around I got the configure script to run using the following
> command (libm parameter found from python-list archives):
>
> configure --with-gcc --with-cxx=g++ --with-libm="" --disable-ipv6
>
> Now I have a problem running make:
>
> ./Modules/makexp aix Modules/python.exp . libpython2.3.a; gcc
> -Wl,-bE:Modules/python.exp -lld -o python Modules/ccpython.o
> libpython2.3.a
> collect2: /lib/libld.a: not a COFF file
> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.
>
> I had the same "not a COFF file" error during configure with libm.a
> until I added the --with-libm="" parameter.
>
> Can anyone help?

If you actually could build with IBM's C compiler, do that,
and --with-cxx=no and OPT=-qmaxmem=8192.

Donn Cave,

hello!
It seems I have the same problem than you but for a different
installation. Indeed, I try to install a cross compiler for 5.1 AIX. When
I compile gcc (withthe command make) I have this error :
collect2: /lib/libld.a: not a COFF file
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.
I don't understand what it means.
Could you help me ?
Thanks.