Python 2.3.7 Does not compile on Ubuntu 8.10 i386

[tilley.rb]

Hi guys,

Testing some older versions of Python. 2.2.3 compiled and runs just
fine on same machine. I get this error during 2.3.7 make:

case $MAKEFLAGS in \
*-s*) CC='gcc -pthread' LDSHARED='gcc -pthread -shared' OPT='-
DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes' ./python -E ./setup.py -q
build;; \
*) CC='gcc -pthread' LDSHARED='gcc -pthread -shared' OPT='-DNDEBUG -
g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes' ./python -E ./setup.py build;; \
esac
*** buffer overflow detected ***: ./python terminated
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x48)[0x4016e558]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0x4016c680]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0x4016cde8]
../python(PySys_SetArgv+0x150)[0x80deeb0]
../python(Py_Main+0x324)[0x8056864]
../python(main+0x22)[0x8056512]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe5)[0x4008a685]
../python[0x8056451]
======= Memory map: ========
08048000-08119000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 41855033 /home/brad/Desktop/
Python-2.3.7/python
08119000-0811a000 r--p 000d0000 08:01 41855033 /home/brad/Desktop/
Python-2.3.7/python
0811a000-08138000 rw-p 000d1000 08:01 41855033 /home/brad/Desktop/
Python-2.3.7/python
08138000-0813b000 rw-p 08138000 00:00 0
0958a000-095f9000 rw-p 0958a000 00:00 0 [heap]
40000000-4001a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 37863443 /lib/ld-2.8.90.so
4001a000-4001b000 r-xp 4001a000 00:00 0 [vdso]
4001b000-4001c000 r--p 0001a000 08:01 37863443 /lib/ld-2.8.90.so
4001c000-4001d000 rw-p 0001b000 08:01 37863443 /lib/ld-2.8.90.so
4001d000-4001f000 rw-p 4001d000 00:00 0
4001f000-40026000 r--s 00000000 08:01 43081971 /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-
modules.cache
4002c000-40041000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 37881007 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libpthread-2.8.90.so
40041000-40042000 r--p 00014000 08:01 37881007 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libpthread-2.8.90.so
40042000-40043000 rw-p 00015000 08:01 37881007 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libpthread-2.8.90.so
40043000-40045000 rw-p 40043000 00:00 0
40045000-40047000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 37880987 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libdl-2.8.90.so
40047000-40048000 r--p 00001000 08:01 37880987 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libdl-2.8.90.so
40048000-40049000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 37880987 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libdl-2.8.90.so
40049000-4004b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 37881015 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libutil-2.8.90.so
4004b000-4004c000 r--p 00001000 08:01 37881015 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libutil-2.8.90.so
4004c000-4004d000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 37881015 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libutil-2.8.90.so
4004d000-40071000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 37880989 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libm-2.8.90.so
40071000-40072000 r--p 00023000 08:01 37880989 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libm-2.8.90.so
40072000-40073000 rw-p 00024000 08:01 37880989 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libm-2.8.90.so
40073000-40074000 rw-p 40073000 00:00 0
40074000-401cc000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 37880981 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libc-2.8.90.so
401cc000-401ce000 r--p 00158000 08:01 37880981 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libc-2.8.90.so
401ce000-401cf000 rw-p 0015a000 08:01 37880981 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/
libc-2.8.90.so
401cf000-40318000 rw-p 401cf000 00:00 0
40318000-40357000 r--p 00000000 08:01 13140898 /usr/lib/locale/
en_US.utf8/LC_CTYPE
40364000-40371000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 37863486 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
40371000-40372000 r--p 0000c000 08:01 37863486 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
40372000-40373000 rw-p 0000d000 08:01 37863486 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
bfb7e000-bfb93000 rw-p bffeb000 00:00 0 [stack]
Aborted
make: *** [sharedmods] Error 134

Any tips?

Thanks

[zenzike]

I came across this today, and found a similar bug in launchpad [1].
The following commands worked for me (including cleaning up
beforehand):

cd Python-2.3.7
make distclean
../configure BASECFLAGS=-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
make

I hope that helps.

zenzike

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ts/+bug/286334