[Distutils] build_clib

[Thomas Heller]

Stefan Seefeld <seefeld at sympatico.ca> writes:

> hi there,
>
> I posted about this issue already in the past, but didn't
> get any answer. In the hope that someone may know the answer
> I'm trying again...:
>
> I notice some code in the distutils package for a
> 'build_clib' command, for which the documentation reads:
>
> """distutils.command.build_clib
>
> Implements the Distutils 'build_clib' command, to build a C/C++ library
> that is included in the module distribution and needed by an extension
> module."""
>
> I'm at a point in one of my own projects where such a command
> would be very useful. Is this command finished ? How should I use it ?
> I can neither find any documentation for it, nor any way to set it
> up properly (the 'distribution.libraries' variable for example is not
> set anywhere).
> I'm about to implement something similar on my own, but if it already
> existed I wouldn't need to reinvent the wheel...
>
> Thanks a lot,
> 		Stefan

I don't really remember (except that it may have been used by Numeric?)
- unless someone else does, your only chance is to wade through the
distutils-sig archives.

Thomas