[Python-Dev] Problems w/ Python 2.2-maint and Redhat 9

[Thomas Wouters]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 10:22:53AM +0200, Martin v. L=F6wis wrote:
> Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> writes:
>=20
> > -                exts.append( Extension('dbm', ['dbmmodule.c']) )
> > +                exts.append( Extension('dbm', ['dbmmodule.c'],
> > +                                       libraries =3D ['gdbm']) )

> I think this was an alternative for platforms where a dbm library is
> part of the C library. Your patch would kill those platforms - but it
> may be that we are talking about the empty set here.

In either case, it should only link to gdbm if gdbm exists -- which is
checked for right below the patch.

--=20
Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>

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