In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew MacIntyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dean wrote: > > I've been trying to make python a dynamic library. I downloaded Python > > 2.4.3 Final from the Python web site and I cannot get it to create the > > library. > > > > I've tried using the directive: > > > > --enable-shared > > > > and > > > > --enable-shared=yes > > > > and both of them had the same effect of creating a bunch of parts of > > the python interpreter in .so format but not in creating a single > > libpython2.4.so.X.Y file. I could probably hack something together > > using ar but I would prefer to do it "correctly" by setting some > > options. I'm compiling under OpenBSD 3.5. > > Well, I just confirmed that > > ./configure --enable-shared > > results in a libpython2.4.so.1 (and a libpython2.4.so) on FreeBSD 4.x. > The result runs the regression test suite without significant problems > (the test box didn't have a 2.4 installation). > > A quick look at the configure script suggests that --enable-shared should > work on OpenBSD. While I believe that there's actually an OpenBSD based > Python buildbot (though OpenBSD 3.[89] I think) running, I doubt that > this configuration is tested there. > > If you don't get any other responses, send me a copy of the full make log > (ie "make >make.log 2>&1") and I'll compare it to the log from my test > build. Thanks for the help. It didn't build the shared library on its own but I did manage to find where it is built and a simple make libpython2.4.so Got it built for me. Thanks for the idea! Dean -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
