cygwinccompiler.get_versions fails on ld -v output

[pearu]

BPO	900977
Nosy	@amauryfa
Superseder	bpo-2234: cygwinccompiler.py fails for latest MinGW releases.

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closed_at = <Date 2008-10-22.16:48:27.600>
created_at = <Date 2004-02-20.09:52:35.000>
labels = ['library']
title = 'cygwinccompiler.get_versions fails on `ld -v` output'
updated_at = <Date 2008-10-22.16:48:27.588>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/pearu'

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components = ['Distutils']
creation = <Date 2004-02-20.09:52:35.000>
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priority = 'normal'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue900977'
versions = ['Python 2.3']

[pearu]

Under linux ld -v returns
GNU ld version 2.14.90.0.7 20031029 Debian GNU/Linux
for instance, and get_versions() function uses
StrictVersion
on '2.14.90.0.7'. This situation triggers an error:
ValueError: invalid version number '2.14.90.0.7'

As a fix, either use LooseVersion or the following re
pattern
result = re.search('(\d+.\d+(.\d+)?)',out_string)
in if ld_exe block.

Pearu

[nnorwitz]

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Is this still a problem? Jason, do you have any comments?

[jlt63]

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Hmm... I botch a Cygwin Python release and I get
assigned a 4 month old Distutils bug. Coincidence
or punishment? :,)

Is this still a problem?

I don't know.

Jason, do you have any comments?

This problem seems more like a Distutils issue
than a Cygwin one. Please assign to a Distutils
developer (e.g., Rene). Since I'm not familiar
with the issues, I'm afraid that if I try to fix
this problem I may cause another one...

Additionally, I cannot reproduce the problem on my
Linux box unless I write a shell script to
simulate the behavior of Pearu's ld -v...

[amauryfa]

Fixed by bpo-2234.