Why no shared libpython by default?

[Michael Hudson]

Bjoern Giesler <Bjoern.Giesler at gmx.de> writes:

> why isn't libpython built as a shared library by default? Yes, I know how to
> set it up as a shared library, and it's not that much of a hassle, but why
> not as standard?

Because noone's bothered to integrate it with the build system, AIUI.
Bear in mind that this is non-trivial; I think Python is more portable
than libtool.

If you feel inspired, you probably know what to do with your patch...

Cheers,
M.

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