Gary Jefferson wrote: > 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. > If it really is a one-off thing, you only need to ruin configure if config-status doesn't exist. That isn't a difficult check ...
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