[ccompiler.py] Looks nice. Somethings that might be of use for the build process writer: · a way to test compiler features a la configure, e.g. a simple way to pass a small C program and evaluate the compiler error message (error or no error should suffice) · a way to test the availability of (shared) libs in much the same way, e.g. try to link an empty object file against a set of given libs to see if the linker finds the libs or not · a way to access the compiler/linker name and version Apart from this, I would also need a standard way to figure out the platform. os.uname() does help a bit, but it usually does not include e.g. the Linux distribution name or libc version. Is there a way to add APIs for these to the distutils ? [I need the distribution name to be able to preset paths to libs.] If these things are already included in the distutils please ignore this message: I'm only following this list every now and then... you're doing a great job, BTW :-) Cheers, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg ______________________________________________________________________ Y2000: 174 days left Business: http://www.lemburg.com/ Python Pages: http://www.lemburg.com/python/