2009/1/19 Ben Sizer <[email protected]>: 3) I'd appreciate any solution that allows me to (a) use Stackless as part of an embedded app and (b) doesn't require that I recompile binary 3rd party libraries downloaded from easy_install etc.
For my game I'm embedding Stackless with a C++ game engine (Torque). I cannot guarantee that the user will have the same version of Python that I'm developing against, or that they even have Python installed at all. So I include the appropriate libraries as part of my game's install.
I found that calling Py_SetPythonHome() with the correct pathway to my own libraries just prior to Py_Initialize() worked out well. I've also done a PySys_SetPath() following the initialize to do some further custom setup, but you may not need to. Currently I've tested this under WinXP.
As Richard pointed out, this is really a Python issue. I'd have to do the same steps if I wasn't using Stackless. Hopefully that will cover you question (a) above.
As for (b), you may or may not need to recompile a 3rd party library. You'll likely just need to test it out and see if it works -- or look under the hood for possible conflicts. Of course, pure Python libs should be fine.
In my case I'm making use of Twisted (to do some telnet and REST functions). And just to be sure, I recompile Twisted against Stackless before including it with my game's installation. I haven't done any testing to check if this is required, but it is easy enough to do to make sure something doesn't bite me down the road.
If you can do the same with some common 3rd party libs that are used with your product, that will help out your end users. If not, you'll likely have to deal with them on a case-by-case basis in your support channel. I believe that is your only option when working with Stackless.
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