[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1868: datetime-fixes break numpy on python2.4

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#1868: datetime-fixes break numpy on python2.4
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 Reporter:  derek       |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  high        |   Milestone:  2.0.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  devel   
 Keywords:  datetime    |  
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 Since merging of the datetime-fixes [commits a827436 - does not build +
 f986fd4]  numpy fails to load in python2.4, at least on MacOS X i386+ppc:

 {{{
 Python 2.4.4 (#1, Jan  5 2011, 03:05:41)
 [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)] on darwin
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import numpy
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
   File "/Users/derek/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/__init__.py", line
 137, in ?
     import add_newdocs
   File "/Users/derek/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/add_newdocs.py",
 line 9, in ?
     from numpy.lib import add_newdoc
   File "/Users/derek/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/lib/__init__.py",
 line 4, in ?
     from type_check import *
   File "/Users/derek/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/lib/type_check.py",
 line 8, in ?
     import numpy.core.numeric as _nx
   File "/Users/derek/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/core/__init__.py",
 line 5, in ?
     import multiarray
 ImportError: Failure linking new module: /Users/derek/lib/python2.4/site-
 packages/numpy/core/multiarray.so: Symbol not found: _PyErr_WarnEx
   Referenced from: /Users/derek/lib/python2.4/site-
 packages/numpy/core/multiarray.so
   Expected in: dynamic lookup
 }}}

 I reckon the solution can be found in this changeset
 [http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/changeset/7996]

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