[issue44877] Python > 3.7 build fails with IBM XL compiler

2021-08-10 Thread Quellyn Snead
Quellyn Snead added the comment: > As to the actual problem, I think you're going to need to get out a debugger > and at least get a stack trace. Here's my attempt: $ gdb ./python GNU gdb (GDB) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6.1-120.el7 Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundati

[issue44877] Python > 3.7 build fails with IBM XL compiler

2021-08-10 Thread Quellyn Snead
Quellyn Snead added the comment: Hi Eric, Looks like I didn't get the full output captured before. Sorry about that. The error appears when I run the make command: ``` [quellyn@cn2020 cpython]$ make -j ./python -E -S -m sysconfig --generate-posix-vars ;\ if test $? -ne 0 ;

[issue44877] Python > 3.7 build fails with IBM XL compiler

2021-08-09 Thread Quellyn Snead
New submission from Quellyn Snead : Python 3.8 and above fails to build with the IBM XL compiler on Power9 platforms. ## System and Environment Information ``` $ arch ppc64le ``` ``` $ echo $CC xlc -F/projects/opt/ppc64le/ibm/xlc-16.1.1.7/xlC/16.1.1/etc/xlc.cfg.rhel.7.8.gcc.8.3.0.cuda.10.1