When compiling python-2.7.1, ./python fails to execute in the compile phase due to a name conflict with a directory called Python. The NT (Interix) executable loader attempts to run the first "Python" it finds, which corresponds to the directory ./Python. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. "emerge python" Actual Results: python fails to emerge with "./python: Permission denied." Expected Results: python should be merged. Will paste emerge --info when requested/when I return to the machine experiencing the issue. Marking severity as Major, as Python is needed for portage. (The old version of Python depends on some older libraries that have been unmerged with emerge @preserved-rebuild.)
the python configure script checks for a case insensitive filesystem, in which case it names the executable python.exe (would be the case on OS X too, right?) 4699 $as_echo_n "checking for case-insensitive build directory... " >&6; } 4700 if test ! -d CaseSensitiveTestDir; then 4701 mkdir CaseSensitiveTestDir 4702 fi 4703 4704 if test -d casesensitivetestdir 4705 then 4706 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5 4707 $as_echo "yes" >&6; } 4708 BUILDEXEEXT=.exe 4709 else 4710 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5 4711 $as_echo "no" >&6; } 4712 BUILDEXEEXT=$EXEEXT 4713 fi 4714 rmdir CaseSensitiveTestDir could you attach your config.log please. the problem is not reproducible here on any windows version i use (XP, Srv2003R2, Srv2008, Srv2008R2, 7 Ultimate).
from talking on IRC: the problem is, that this interix was installed with case-sensitive (!) file system enabled, which is not the default on interix. it seems the loader can not handle this correctly for some reason. since the loader is in a system location (and _has to be_ in that location), we cannot replace it within prefix anyway. so, sorry to say that, case-sensitive file system on windows is (still) unsupported. that's why the gentoo prefix installer doesn't even offer an option to enable it in the first place.
