"Caleb Hattingh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit dans le message de news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Olivier > > If you consider using the ctypes module, you can write a dll (windows) or > a shared object (linux) using anything that can make one of those. > > For example, I have successfully used FreePascal to make a dynamic library > on both windows and linux and use that library within python on both > platforms.
Yes. I do this too. I make my own modules with C++/BOOST and compile them with gcc under Linux and Windows. But the problem is about modules thats are developped from others with distutils... > > Heck, even the objectpascal code for the dll was unchanged on both > platforms. I simply needed to recompile the objectpascal file on each > using FreePascal. Also FreePascal is available on many more platforms > (though not quite as many as python, I'll wager). > > This is the only way I ever intend making native binary additions to my > own programs. > > Regards > Caleb > > > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:35:08 +0100, Olivier Ravard > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > When I tryed to compile a python module using distutils under windows, > > and there is an error message if we do not have Microsoft Visual C++ 6 > > installed. > > This is because python have been compiled with MSVC6 and distutils wants > > it > > in order to compile C++ python modules. > > > > One of the reasons why I use python is because this is a free language. > > But > > I need > > a non free compilator to compile my C++ module !!! Choosing MSVC to > > compile > > python is a strange choice since there are other free compilators like > > MinGW. > > > > I think that using another compilator should be possible in order to > > compile > > python > > modules since I use BOOST/MinGW to develop my own modules... > > > > Diffrerent solutions appears : > > - peoples who compile python for windows should use a free compilator > > (MinGW or Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 for example) > > - modify distutils in order to use another compilator > > > > Is there anyone that have experienced this "free" problem and is there a > > solution > > that I did not note. I don't want to buy MSVC... > > > > Thanks > > > > O.R. > > > > > > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
