[Python-Dev] Re: test_mpz skipped? (original) (raw)

Neal Norwitz neal@metaslash.com
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 23:10:22 -0400

Jeremy Hylton wrote:

I just got the following test output on Linux. > test testmpz skipped -- No module named mpz > 1 test skipped: > testmpz > 1 skip unexpected on linux2: > testmpz Is this just a question of adding testmpz to the list of expected skips on Linux? Or is there some problem with my build?

It works on my box (redhat 7.2). There is an Modules/mpzmodule.c which uses the GNU MP (multi-precision) library.
libmp.a would need to be on your box.
It's in gmp-devel-3.1.1-4 on mine.

It's possible other distro's don't include MP. I'm fine with adding it to the skips list.

Neal