Re: libffi, python25, and PowerPC (and perhaps others)

[Havard Eidnes <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

> python25 still does not build on macppc as dicussed previously -- the
> following is from pkgsrc as of today:
>
> checking whether mmap from /dev/zero works... yes
> checking for MAP_ANON(YMOUS)... yes
> checking whether mmap with MAP_ANON(YMOUS) works... yes
> configure: error: "libffi has not been ported to powerpc--netbsd."
> *** Error code 1

Right.  I made a start at doing devel/libffi for powerpc, you can
see where I got stuck by following

  http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-powerpc/2009/01/18/msg002750.html

Best regards,

- Håvard