Andrew, Thanks. The change... --- Python-2.4.3/Objects/intobject.c.org 2006-08-23 23:49:33.000000000 -0400 +++ Python-2.4.3/Objects/intobject.c 2006-08-23 23:52:01.000000000 -0400 @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ return DIVMOD_ERROR; } /* (-sys.maxint-1)/-1 is the only overflow case. */ - if (y == -1 && x < 0 && x == -x) + if (y == -1 && x < 0 && ((unsigned)x) == -(unsigned)x) return DIVMOD_OVERFLOW; xdivy = x / y; xmody = x - xdivy * y;
eliminated the error when python is built with gcc trunk. Python also passes it make test without the same error as well. Jack