[Python-Dev] ossaudiodev and linuxaudiodev not built on SLES11SP2 due to change in sys.platform

[Wempa, Kristofer]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that this is for Python 2.6.8 and 2.7.3.


From: python-dev-bounces+kristofer.wempa=sig.com at python.org [mailto:python-dev-bounces+kristofer.wempa=sig.com at python.org] On Behalf Of Wempa, Kristofer
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:49 AM
To: python-dev at python.org
Subject: [Python-Dev] ossaudiodev and linuxaudiodev not built on SLES11SP2 due to change in sys.platform


I am currently working on porting our Linux tool chains to SuSe Enterprise Linux 11 service pack 2 (SLES11SP2).  During this process, we noticed an issue due to a change in the sys.platform string.  Previously, the string was "linux2" and it has now changed to "linux3".  This seems to be due to a change in the kernel version.  This causes the ossaudiodev and linuxaudiodev modules to be omitted from the build.  I found the relevant code in setup.py:

        if platform == 'linux2':
            # Linux-specific modules
            exts.append( Extension('linuxaudiodev', ['linuxaudiodev.c']) )
        else:
            missing.append('linuxaudiodev')

        if platform in ('linux2', 'freebsd4', 'freebsd5', 'freebsd6',
                        'freebsd7', 'freebsd8'):
            exts.append( Extension('ossaudiodev', ['ossaudiodev.c']) )
        else:
            missing.append('ossaudiodev')

Since neither of these account for "linux3", they are both omitted from the build.  I can simply modify the code to include "linux3" so that these modules are built on the new platform.  However, I wanted to check and see whether they are specifically being omitted for a reason or if the setup file just wasn't ported and tested against the new platform.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.

                Kris


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