On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:12:18 -0700, spectrumdt wrote: > Hello. > > I am trying to extend my Python program with some C code. > > This thread is sort of a follow-up to another thread of mine, linked > below. I don't know what the conventions are in this newsgroup about > creating new threads vs. staying in existing ones, but I figured I'd > rather make a new one with a title pertaining to my current problem. > > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/ d60449f4db19f731# > > Anyway, my question is this: When compiling my C code to include in > Python, using a Python script with the function distutils.core.setup... > can I choose which C compiler to use? On my system it defaults to gcc, > but I would like to use mpicc instead (C compiler for MPI, Message > Passing Interface). > > Can I do this? > > My system, in case it matters, is Fedora Linux. > > Thanks in advance.
There is -c option for setup.py build and setup.py build_ext. If it doesn't work for your compiler you probably have to build your extensions manually. Ivan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
