lang/python27 fails to build

[kworr]

--- libpython2.7.so ---
Modules/posixmodule.o: In function `posix_tmpnam':
posixmodule.c:(.text+0x3d88): warning: warning: tmpnam() possibly used unsafely; consider using mkstemp()
--- libpython2.7.a ---
ar rc libpython2.7.a Modules/threadmodule.o  Modules/signalmodule.o  Modules/posixmodule.o  Modules/errnomodule.o  Modules/pwdmodule.o  Modules/_sre.o  Modules/_codecsmodule.o  Modules/_weakref.o  Modules/zipimport.o  Modules/symtablemodule.o  Modules/xxsubtype.o
--- libpython2.7.so ---
Modules/posixmodule.o: In function `posix_tempnam':
posixmodule.c:(.text+0x66a): warning: warning: tempnam() possibly used unsafely; consider using mkstemp()
--- libpython2.7.a ---
ranlib libpython2.7.a
--- python ---
cc -pthread -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib -Wl,-rpath=/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--export-dynamic -o python  Modules/python.o  -L. -lpython2.7 -ldl -L/usr/local/lib -lintl -lutil   -lm
/usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.so: warning: warning: tmpnam() possibly used unsafely; consider using mkstemp()
/usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.so: warning: warning: tempnam() possibly used unsafely; consider using mkstemp()
--- pybuilddir.txt ---
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/tmp/ports/lang/python27/work/Python-2.7.8 ./python -E -S -m sysconfig --generate-posix-vars
--- sharedmods ---
cc: error: _struct.c: No such file or directory
cc: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.

[jrmarino]

yet somehow python27 (the indirect dependency for 14,000 packages) is in the repository...

[jrmarino]

Explicitly: there's a binary package for it, so it builds.

[kworr]

I prefer building from source and it was built correctly as I have version python27-2.7.8 installed. But upgrading fails constantly... The final part of the log is:

compilation terminated.
cc: error: ossaudiodev.c: No such file or directory
cc: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.
building dbm using ndbm
error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/ports/lang/python27/work/Modules/_ctypes/libffi'
*** [sharedmods] Error code 1

make[2]: stopped in /tmp/ports/lang/python27/work/Python-2.7.8
1 error

make[2]: stopped in /tmp/ports/lang/python27/work/Python-2.7.8

[jrmarino]

I don't get your point. The package builders build from source, ergo it builds in a clean environment. Dports was always geared for either binary packages or building local repositories in poudriere. Building on a dirty live system isn't a priority. The issues could be anything and almost always specific to that particular machine.

[kworr]

Yeah... Probably this is what I was missing. Removing python from machine before the build fixes everything...

[jrmarino]

yeah, who knows. We don't have enough manpower to troubleshoot live systems.

[kworr]

Heh, ENOTIME either. I'm closing this for now until I'll get some time to come back with the patch.