[Python-Dev] Why is python linked with c++?

[Skip Montanaro]

I was just doinking around with the configure script to add an
--enable-profiling flag.  I notice that "c++" is used to link my python.exe
(this on Mac OS X):

    % make
    c++ -Kthread  -u __dummy -u _PyMac_Error -framework System -framework CoreServices -framework Foundation -o python.exe \
                    Modules/python.o \
                    libpython2.3.a -ldl      
    c++: unrecognized option `-Kthread'
    case $MAKEFLAGS in \
    *-s*)  CC='gcc' LDSHARED='gcc  -bundle -bundle_loader python.exe' OPT='-DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes' ./python.exe -E ../setup.py -q build;; \
    *)  CC='gcc' LDSHARED='gcc  -bundle -bundle_loader python.exe' OPT='-DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes' ./python.exe -E ../setup.py build;; \
    esac
    running build
    running build_ext
    ...

I probably would have missed it except for the fact that I was keeping my
eye on the emitted compile and link commands to see if there were problems.

Since when is c++ required to link the interpreter?  Can someone verify this
problem?

Thx,

Skip