[PyQt] compile pyqt and sip to ansi version of python

[Phil Thompson]

On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:46:19 +0800, faizol halim <faizol.halim at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> sip version: 4.9.1
> pyqt version: PyQt-x11-gpl-4.6.1
> 
> I'm having a problem in compiling pyqt and sip for an ansi version of
> python2.5 on Fedora 11 platform. It's the application requirement that I
> have to use the ansi version of the python.
> 
> here's an output when tring to compile sip afetr running make,
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dev/python/houdini/sip-4.9.1/sipgen'
> make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dev/python/houdini/sip-4.9.1/sipgen'
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dev/python/houdini/sip-4.9.1/siplib'
> gcc -c -pipe -fPIC -O2 -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/usr/local/include/python2.5 -o
> siplib.o siplib.c
> siplib.c: In function ‘convertToWCharArray’:
> siplib.c:9754: error: ‘PyUnicodeObject’ undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> siplib.c:9754: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> siplib.c:9754: error: for each function it appears in.)
> siplib.c:9754: error: expected expression before ‘)’ token
> siplib.c: In function ‘convertToWChar’:
> siplib.c:9805: error: ‘PyUnicodeObject’ undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> siplib.c:9805: error: expected expression before ‘)’ token
> siplib.c: In function ‘convertToWCharString’:
> siplib.c:9861: error: ‘PyUnicodeObject’ undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> siplib.c:9861: error: expected expression before ‘)’ token
> make[1]: *** [siplib.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dev/python/houdini/sip-4.9.1/siplib'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
> 
> is there any flags that I should send to configure.py to generate the
right
> makefile? Plus, may be there are some more steps that I should take care
> of?
> 
> I really really appreciate any help on this (been trying to compile sip
and
> pyqt for a few number of days to no avail).

Building without Unicode support isn't supported. You'll just have to hack
at the code until it compiles.

Phil