mitchell, since python 2.2 is not yet officially supported i stuck with 2.1. we haven't done any extensive testing using 2.2 yet and there might still be some side effects.
jens On Monday, October 1, 2001, at 10:43 , Mitchell L Model wrote: > <...> > > Wonderful! Thanks!! Great information. > > Having said that, and having spent a couple of hours experimenting, let > me try to clarify things a bit: > > 1. Python 2.2a4 defaults to --with-dylib, so you don't need that when > making Python 2.2a4 as you did for 2.1. > > 2. Likewise, you don't need to set OPT the way the 2.1 README says for > Mac OS 10. > > 3. Similarly, the Python2.2a4 configure.in knows to add -flat_namespace > to Makefile.pre and therefore Makefile. > > 4. Both 2.1 and 2.2a4 correctly specify -undefined suppress. > > So, whereas I did need to fix the Python 2.1 Makefile to build it, I didn' > t need to fix the Python 2.2a4 Makefile to build it. (I guess I didn't > try building Python 2.1 yesterday, or I would have realized the problem > wasn't in Zope, but in Python, as you discovered.) > > From my experience this evening, I'm surprised that fixing the Python > Makefile would allow you to compile Zope. It turns out that the zope > configuration process uses the Makefile.pre.in installed in (typically) > /usr/local/lib/python2.{1,2}/config. It also turns out that although > Python 2.2a4 correctly adds -flat_namespace to Makefile.pre and Makefile, > it doesn't add it to Makefile.pre.in! So for both 2.1 and 2.2 I had to > add: > > LDSHARED= $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -flat_namespace -undefined suppress > > to Makefile.pre.in, either in the Python src directory before doing 'make > install' or in the /usr/local/lib/python2.{1,2}/config after doing the > install. > > I'll report this problem to the Python developers. Thanks for you hints > and your careful reading of the fink documentation on shared libraries. > (fink is a fabulous resource!) > > -- > --- Mitchell _______________________________________________ Zope-Dev maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope )