[Python-checkins] CVS: distutils/distutils bcppcompiler.py,1.4,1.5

[Greg Ward]

Update of /cvsroot/python/distutils/distutils
In directory slayer.i.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv18103

Modified Files:
	bcppcompiler.py 
Log Message:
Added a whinging comment about the ugliness of constructing the BCPP
argument list.

Index: bcppcompiler.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/distutils/distutils/bcppcompiler.py,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -C2 -r1.4 -r1.5
*** bcppcompiler.py	2000/08/13 00:43:16	1.4
--- bcppcompiler.py	2000/08/13 00:54:39	1.5
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*** 254,257 ****
--- 254,267 ----
              ld_args.extend(objects)     # list of object files
  
+             # XXX the command-line syntax for Borland C++ is a bit wonky;
+             # certain filenames are jammed together in one big string, but
+             # comma-delimited.  This doesn't mesh too well with the
+             # Unix-centric attitude (with a DOS/Windows quoting hack) of
+             # 'spawn()', so constructing the argument list is a bit
+             # awkward.  Note that doing the obvious thing and jamming all
+             # the filenames and commas into one argument would be wrong,
+             # because 'spawn()' would quote any filenames with spaces in
+             # them.  Arghghh!.  Apparently it works fine as coded...
+ 
              # name of dll file
              ld_args.extend([',',output_filename])