[Patches] [Patch #100938] [Draft] libpython as shared library (.so) on Linux

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Patch #100938 has been updated. 

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Summary: [Draft] libpython as shared library (.so) on Linux

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Date: 2000-Jul-19 14:10
By: flight

Comment:
This is what it used in product to build libpython as shared library(.so) for Debian.

Note: This patch is not ready for inclusion in the upstream Python distribution. Anyway, I think this might be a start. The Python 1.5 executable in Debian GNU/Linux is built against a shared libpython1.5.so since April 1999, and I haven't yet heard about any problems.

Using a shared library should have an advantage if you're running multiple instances of Python (be it standalone interpreter or embedded applications).

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Date: 2000-Aug-15 10:52
By: tim_one

Comment:
Assigned to Barry because he's a Linux weenie.  Barry, if you think there's something here that should go into 2.0, please pursue it now, else change the status to Postponed.
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Date: 2000-Aug-16 00:40
By: moshez

Comment:
I suggest we postpone it. It isn't really complete (only works on real distributions <wink>), and the complete solution should work on all unices. If Tcl/Perl can do it, there is no reason Python can't -- and a half hearted solution isn't that good. flight, you should use this
for the Python in woody in the mean time -- I doubt woody
will be stable before Python 2.1 comes out, so 2.1 sounds
like a good timeframe to do it.
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