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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"AIX build is broken because of _bootsubprocess removal. ","articleBody":"Building the main branch in AIX is broken with the below error. \r\n\r\n```\r\n./python -E -S -m sysconfig --generate-posix-vars ;\\\r\nif test $? -ne 0 ; then \\\r\n        echo \"generate-posix-vars failed\" ; \\\r\n        rm -f ./pybuilddir.txt ; \\\r\n        exit 1 ; \\\r\nfi\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"/home/buildusr/cpython_master/cpython/Lib/_aix_support.py\", line 7, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    import subprocess\r\n  File \"/home/buildusr/cpython_master/cpython/Lib/subprocess.py\", line 104, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    from _posixsubprocess import fork_exec as _fork_exec\r\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_posixsubprocess'\r\n```\r\n\r\nDuring handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:\r\n\r\n```\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"\u003cfrozen runpy\u003e\", line 198, in _run_module_as_main\r\n  File \"\u003cfrozen runpy\u003e\", line 88, in _run_code\r\n  File \"/home/buildusr/cpython_master/cpython/Lib/sysconfig.py\", line 851, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    _main()\r\n  File \"/home/buildusr/cpython_master/cpython/Lib/sysconfig.py\", line 839, in _main\r\n    _generate_posix_vars()\r\n  File \"/home/buildusr/cpython_master/cpython/Lib/sysconfig.py\", line 511, in _generate_posix_vars\r\n    pybuilddir = f'build/lib.{get_platform()}-{_PY_VERSION_SHORT}'\r\n                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r\n  File \"/home/buildusr/cpython_master/cpython/Lib/sysconfig.py\", line 781, in get_platform\r\n    from _aix_support import aix_platform\r\n  File \"/home/buildusr/cpython_master/cpython/Lib/_aix_support.py\", line 11, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    import _bootsubprocess as subprocess\r\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_bootsubprocess'\r\ngenerate-posix-vars failed\r\ngmake: *** [Makefile:871: pybuilddir.txt] Error 1\r\ngmake: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....\r\n```\r\n\r\nEarlier the _bootsubprocess was supporting _aix_support during the building stage. With it being gone via #94474 and unable to find _posixsubprocess module, it fails. But I see _posixsubprocess is already build as part of the shared modules target inside the Modules directory. \r\n\r\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\r\n### Linked PRs\r\n- gh-96429\r\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/ayappanec","@type":"Person","name":"ayappanec"},"datePublished":"2022-08-26T09:54:32.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/96305/cpython/issues/96305"}