I'm wondering how to coordinate having python executables in 32 and 64
bit mode on the same machine. Will the patched python 2.6 build a
python and a python64? When I build extension models do I then need to
build/install each module twice e.g. 'python setup.py install' and
'python64 setup.py install'? Could I help this effort out by starting
to work with your branch of python 2.6? I've been building a non-
framework, non-universal build of python to work in 64 bit but it
would be nice to take advantage of the universal build stuff as well
as use some gui tools in 64 bit.
Chris
On Jun 4, 2008, at 2:33 AM, Ronald Oussoren wrote:
On Wednesday, June 04, 2008, at 08:23AM, "Boyd Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
On Jun 3, 2008, at 11:50 PM, Ronald Oussoren wrote:
I had to patch the Python.h in the standard Python distribution to
have
the "ifdef 64-bit" conditional code, so that the single header file
works
with both 32- and 64-bit.
NOTE that the patches I used in the modified MacPorts came from
Apple:
http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/10.5.2/python-30.1.2/
I'll probably commit a patch that enables 4-way universal builds for
Python 2.6 on Leopard later this week. That patch is more involved
than just patching a header file, I've also enabled building most of
the Carbon bindings in 64-bit mode (by disabling everything that
isn't supported in 64-bit mode).
The patch should be complete by now, I just have to do some more
testing before I commit.
Very nice!
Do these patches get pushed upstream to Apple? Who do we rattle over
there to get this in an Apple OS release?
I won't push them explicitly, but the feature hopefully will get
used when Apple upgrades to Python 2.6. Hopefully I'll run into the
Python maintainer at WWDC.
BTW. As a born nitpicker I have to react to your use of the word
"upstream" ;-). Apple is downstream from me, that is they are a user
of the Python.org code.
Ronald
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