On Sep 20, 10:43 pm, Gary Jefferson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I've got a python extension that comes with its own standard autoconf/
> automake system, and I can "python setup.py build" just fine with it
> as long as I have previously done "./configure" in that directory.
>
> However, 'python setup.py bdist_rpm' can't hope to have done './
> configure' first, as it untars and tries to build the extension there.
>
> Is there a hook for bdist_rpm (and friends) that will allow me to
> insert a './configure' in the build process, sometime before it tries
> to build the extension?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
I ended up simply subclassing 'Extension' and having it os.system('./
configure') before proceeding.
This isn't perfect, as it does the './configure' everytime, but it
works.
Gary
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