[MacPorts] #31444: MacPorts Python decimal module broken; Python installed from source works correctly

[MacPorts]

#31444: MacPorts Python decimal module broken; Python installed from source works
correctly
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 Reporter:  josharian@…          |       Owner:  jwa@…           
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new             
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                  
Component:  ports                |     Version:  2.0.3           
 Keywords:                       |        Port:  python27        
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Comment(by josharian@…):

 Replying to [comment:6 nad@…]:
 > I don't have the short-lived Xcode 4 package for OS X 10.6 but, if it is
 like the Xcode 4 package for 10.7, there should be 3 C compilers included:
 gcc-4.2, gcc-llvm, and clang.  Modifying the port to do something like
 export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 would probably fix the problem.

 I've been working on getting a build going using gcc-4.2. No luck yet
 (simple env var exports not doing it, my first variants attempt failed),
 but I will try more of the techniques at
 https://trac.macports.org/wiki/UsingTheRightCompiler tomorrow and report
 back.


 > I don't know if that's the best way to fix this in general for MacPorts
 ports.

 Nor do I. I do suspect, however, that this will be an increasingly common
 problem in the short term...at least for anyone who uses the decimal
 module. Guess we might be rare, though. :)


 > You could also revert to the more standard Xcode 3 for 10.6.

 Alas, I'm doing iOS development, so that's not really a viable option for
 me.

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