Error building _bsddb extension

[phdru]

BPO	1077040
Nosy	@gpshead, @phdru
Files	patch-bsddb-pget32.diff: patch against Modules/_bsddb.c to fix compilation against 3.2

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assignee = 'https://github.com/gpshead'
closed_at = <Date 2004-12-16.09:52:23.000>
created_at = <Date 2004-12-01.20:19:39.000>
labels = ['build']
title = 'Error building _bsddb extension'
updated_at = <Date 2004-12-16.09:52:23.000>
user = 'https://github.com/phdru'

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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue1077040'
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[phdru]

Trying to build Python 2.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
using gcc 3.3.4. BerkeleyDB version is 3.2, header is
/usr/include/db.h, library in /usr/lib.

Error:

gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -O2 -fPIC
-I. -I/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/./Include
-I/usr/local/include
-I/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Include
-I/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4 -c
/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c -o
build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/_bsddb.o
running build_scripts
/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c: In
function DB_pget': /usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c:1464: error: structure has no member named pget'
/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c:1482:
error: structure has no member named primaryDBType' /usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c:1483: error: structure has no member named primaryDBType'
/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c: In
function DBC_pget': /usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c:2928: error: structure has no member named c_pget'
/usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c:2943:
error: structure has no member named primaryDBType' /usr/local/src/Python/Python-2.4/Modules/_bsddb.c:2944: error: structure has no member named primaryDBType'

[aimacintyre]

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What are the DB_VERSION_MAJOR and DB_VERSION_MINOR macros
defined to in your /usr/include/db.h?

The primaryDBType symbol is only referenced in code compiled
for DB versions 3.3 and higher, and the pget symbol is
referenced in code compiled for DB 3.2 and higher.

[phdru]

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#define	DB_VERSION_MAJOR	3
#define	DB_VERSION_MINOR	2
#define	DB_VERSION_PATCH	9
#define	DB_VERSION_STRING	"Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB
3.2.9: (April  7, 2002)"

[gpshead]

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Yes this is easy to reproduce. At the moment the preferred workaround is to use a more recent version of BerkeleyDB <= 4.2 (4.3 support has not yet been committed to the 2.4 maintenance branch).

I'll fix this so that 3.2 works again shortly.

[gpshead]

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fixed in python cvs both in HEAD and 2.4 (release24-maint branch).

patch attached to this bug if you just want to apply it to your python 2.4 tarball. fwiw, its better to use a more recent version of berkeleydb if possible.