"Martin v. Löwis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I don't believe any systems require it. I realize you have said >> otherwise, but after years of working with Boost.Python I'm very >> familiar with the issues of dynamic linking and C/C++ interoperability >> on a wide variety of platforms, and I'm not convinced by your >> assertion. If such a system exists, it should be easy for someone to >> point me at it, and show that something breaks. > > I well remember that gcc 2.5.8 on Linux a.out required this sort of > setup.
Sorry, a.out? Isn't that the default name a C compiler gives to the executable it builds on Unix? Is it also (part of) the name of an OS? > Dynamic linking was not supported at all on that system (atleast > not in a way where users could easily write shared libraries > themselves). Rebuilding the Python interpreter was the only option > to integrate additional modules. Understood, and I retract my former incredulity. I believe HP-UX requires it, and I believe that some systems where you have to link in extension modules explicitly require it. But the "--with-cxx if configure says you can get away with it" behavior is hurting on a major platform: ELF Linux. -- 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
