Large file system support in 2.1.2 (was Re: [Python-Dev] release for 2.1.2, plus 2.2.1...)

[Martin v. Loewis]

> Here's another suggestion: add a make variable that isn't used or
> anything else, has a default empty value, and is used to create the
> compilation command.  Let's say $LARGEFILE.
> 
> Then the configure command would be
> 
>     % LARGEFILE='-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64' ./configure
> 
> and that should work on all shells, and without having to permanently
> export a variable to the environment, which I think we should avoid
> recommending.

"is used to create the compilation command" may be tricky to implement.
Anyway, what is wrong with my earlier suggestion

export CFLAGS OPT
CFLAGS='-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64' 
OPT="-g -O2 $CFLAGS" 
./configure

???

Regards,
Martin