Python2.6 compilation breaking on mips64 bit machine

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BPO	13984
Nosy	@loewis

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title = 'Python2.6 compilation breaking on mips64 bit machine'
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versions = ['Python 2.6']

[shivampythonissues]

Hi All,
I am getting follwoing error when compiling Python2.6 on mips 64.

"
Failed to find the necessary bits to build these modules:
_bsddb _tkinter bsddb185
bz2 dl imageop
readline sunaudiodev zlib
To find the necessary bits, look in setup.py in detect_modules() for the module's name.

Failed to build these modules:
_ctypes datetime dbm
"

[loewis]

Python 2.6 is in a mode where only security issues get fixed. Please use Python 2.7 or Python 3.2.

[loewis]

Also understand that this output does not indicate an error. It just means that it couldn't build these modules. Python itself works just fine.