[PyQt] nmake fatal error while compiling SIP - voidptr.c: error C2039

[Phil Thompson]

On Mon, 2 May 2011 11:53:14 +0200, Johanna <johanna.royer at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to compile SIP since a few days in order to install PyQt.
> I can't find lead on the web so I thought I'd better ask for help here.
> 
> I unzipped the latest sip archive (4.12.1)and run the configure command.
> Then when I tried to run nmake it gives me the following error :
> 
> .\voidptr.c(513) : error C2039: 'obj' : is not a member of 'bufferinfo'
> D:\ProgramFiles\Python26\include\object.h(164) : see declaration of
> 'bufferinfo'
> Generating Code...
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"D:\ProgramFiles\Microsoft Visual Studio
> 9.0\VC\bin\cl.EXE"' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"D:\ProgramFiles\Microsoft Visual Studio
> 9.0\VC\bin\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
> 
> The declaration of bufferinfo in object.h is the following :
> 
> typedef struct bufferinfo {
>     void *buf;
>         Py_ssize_t len;
>         Py_ssize_t itemsize;  /* This is Py_ssize_t so it can be
>                                  pointed to by strides in simple case.*/
>         int readonly;
>         int ndim;
>         char *format;
>         Py_ssize_t *shape;
>         Py_ssize_t *strides;
>         Py_ssize_t *suboffsets;
>         void *internal;
> } Py_buffer;

That's not the declaration from Python v2.6.

> And the code at line 513 of voidptr.c is :
> 
> PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "'%s' must have an item size of 1",
>                 Py_TYPE(value_view.obj)->tp_name);
> 
> I am on windows XP 64bits, with Python 2.6 and visual studio 2008 (I run
> the
> commands from visual studio
> command prompt).
> 
> Thank you for you consideration.
> 
> Johanna

Maybe you are using a 2.6 beta?

Phil