[Python-Dev] freeze is broken in 2.x

[Guido van Rossum]

> It appears that the freeze tools are completely broken in 2.x.  This 
> is rather unfortunate, as I was hoping to use them to end-run some
> objections to CML2 and thereby get python into the Linux kernel tree.
> 
> I have fixed some obvious errors (use of the deprecated 'cmp' module;
> use of regex) but I have encountered run-time errors that are beyond
> my competence to fix.  From a cursory inspection of the code it looks
> to me like the freeze tools need adaptation to the new
> distutils-centric build process.
> 
> Do these tools have a maintainer?  They need some serious work.

The last maintainers were me and Mark Hammond, but neither of us has
time to look into this right now.  (At least I know I don't.)

What kind of errors do you encounter?

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)