Skip Montanaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Configure with --without-cxx to not use g++. Since there is an > >> option in configure, I assume it is intentional. > > Dave> O-kay... any idea what the rationale for this decision might be? > > I believe it's so that people can link in libraries written in C++ and have > them initialized properly.
Can you give specifics? What do you mean by "link in?" Do you mean "statically link into the Python interpreter," or something else? Boost.Python is a library written in C++ and I've never had trouble using it with a Python executable... until I ran into a Python that was linked with libstdc++! -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
