Bear in mind, folks, that this is not true across all platforms - Alpha
OSF/1, do _not_ use gcc for building python (or fvwm, or msql, or ...)
And yes, this includes GCC 2.6.0.
Anthony, attempting to stop the 'XYZ doesnt work on the Alpha.' 'Did you
compile with gcc?' 'Yes.' 'Dont.' discussion from cropping up on yet
another mailing list...