[cx-oracle-users] cx_Oracle build on AIX 5.3 with xlc_R

[Anurag C. <anu...@gm...>]

Dear cx-Oracle users,

I am having problems compiling cx-Oracle version 5.0.3 on a AIX Machine. I
would appreciate if someone could please help me.

I downloaded the source from http://cx-oracle.sourceforge.net/

When building using python setup.py build, i get the following error
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wm (wmosds) [zibal] - /u01/home/apli/wm/GDD/cx_Oracle-5.0.3 :>python
setup.py build
running build
running build_ext
building 'cx_Oracle' extension
*xlc_r* -ma -I/opt/freeware/include -DAIX_GENUINE_CPLUSCPLUS -Wl,-brtl
-DNDEBUG -O -I/u01/home/app/oracle/product/10.2/rdbms/demo
-I/u01/home/app/oracle/product/10.2/rdbms/public
-I/opt/freeware/include/python2.6 -c cx_Oracle.c -o
build/temp.aix-5.3-2.6-10g/cx_Oracle.o -DBUILD_VERSION=5.0.3
*"cx_Oracle.c", line 1.1: 1506-046 (S) Syntax error.*
*"cx_Oracle.c", line 2.4: 1506-166 (S) Definition of function cx_Oracle
requires parentheses.*
"/usr/include/stdio.h", line 161.3: 1506-273 (E) Missing type in declaration
of FILE.
"/usr/include/stdio.h", line 167.8: 1506-166 (S) Definition of function FILE
requires parentheses.
"/usr/include/stdio.h", line 167.17: 1506-276 (S) Syntax error: possible
missing '{'?
"/usr/include/sys/inttypes.h", line 59.9: 1506-045 (S) Undeclared identifier
intmax_t.
.
.
.
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I have tried using gcc and cc and g++ as the compiler instead but all of
them give error. Here is the error

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wm (wmosds) [zibal] - /u01/home/apli/wm/GDD/cx_Oracle-5.0.3 :>*export CC=g++
*
wm (wmosds) [zibal] - /u01/home/apli/wm/GDD/cx_Oracle-5.0.3 :>python
setup.py build
running build
running build_ext
building 'cx_Oracle' extension
creating build
creating build/temp.aix-5.3-2.6-10g
*g++* -DNDEBUG -O -I/u01/home/app/oracle/product/10.2/rdbms/demo
-I/u01/home/app/oracle/product/10.2/rdbms/public
-I/opt/freeware/include/python2.6 -c cx_Oracle.c -o
build/temp.aix-5.3-2.6-10g/cx_Oracle.o -DBUILD_VERSION=5.0.3
I*n file included from Environment.c:59,*
*                 from cx_Oracle.c:166:*
*Error.c:34: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'*
Error.c:34: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
Error.c:34: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
Error.c:34: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
In file included from cx_Oracle.c:167:
SessionPool.c:73: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to
'char*'
.
.
.

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Here are the machine details.

root [zibal]% uname -a
AIX zibal 3 5 000A71F2D700
root [zibal]% instfix -i |grep ML
    All filesets for 5.3.0.0_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 5300-01_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 5300-02_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 5300-03_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 5300-04_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 5300-05_AIX_ML were found.
root [zibal]% oslevel -s
5300-05-00

Appreciate your help in guiding me through to a solution.

Regards,
Anurag