Hi:

I've installed the python-2.1.1 package on a 4.3-RELEASE system,
and in the process of building zope, discovered that python is
configured with:

  /* Define if the compiler provides a wchar.h header file. */
  #define HAVE_WCHAR_H 1

...Which I gather is a lie for 4.3.  I'm assuming that either STABLE or
CURRENT *does* have wchar.h.

This leads to questions:

  1 - Are port packages built on a CURRENT system?
  2 - Is it wrong to install packages on anything but a bleedin' edge
      current system?
  3 - If it isn't wrong, then what is the expected way of dealing with
      problems like the above?

Maybe I'm goofy, but it seems like packages should be built for *compatibility*
which would mean building them on something older than either STABLE or
CURRENT, since they are then automatically compatible with newer systems.


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