On 12/13/06, Gen Kazama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi I'm running python 2.3 on 10.4. i made an application using a C backend > and a python frontend. > > This is a school project and although it works perfectly on the school > computers, i have trouble compiling the C code correctly on the mac to make > it into a python module (maybe this is because the school computers used > python 2.4-ie, an updated version of Python.h). > > Anyway here is how I compile it at school: > > gcc -I /usr/include/python2.4 -c mandel.c > gcc -shared mandel.o -o mandel.so > > which works with no flaws. then , I try compiling it on my mac: > > gcc -I /usr/include/python2.3 -c mandel.c > gcc mandel.o -o mandel.so > > (note: -shared wasn't found on my mac for some reason). I get the following > errors: > > /usr/bin/ld: Undefined symbols: > _main > _PyArg_ParseTuple > _PyInt_FromLong > _PyString_FromString > _PyTuple_New > _PyTuple_SetItem > _Py_InitModule4 > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > > If anyone could tell me how to compile this C code into a python module on > my mac, i would greatly appreciate it. thanks!
The best way is to use distutils (or setuptools). Create a setup.py that compiles it for you. This works on every platform, even windows. -bob _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
