On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 13:29 -0400, Greg Stein wrote: > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 13:22, Jeremy Whitlock <jcscoob...@gmail.com> wrote: > >... > >>> subversion/bindings/ctypes-python/README still refers to setup.py. > >> > >> I think this is for those who are not using --with-ctypesgen option > >> while running configure script. Also this might work on Windows where > >> configure coupled with "make ctypes-python" might not. > > > > > > That is not true. setup.py is used to compile and clean the ctype-based > > Python bindings. > > Yeah, and I think its use should be removed. distutils is overly > complicated for what *should* be a very simple build/clean process. > > Placing the output into the source directory (vs build) was just a > simple mistake. There isn't any particular reason for that, I believe.
I've committed Noorul's patch in r1030557 because it fixes the build problem and I don't know how to make ctypes-python find the file if we generate it in the build dir. That can be a later enhancement. - Julian
