[PYTHONMAC-SIG] What is needed for MacPython 1.4?

[Jack Jansen]

Recently, da@maigret.cog.brown.edu (David Ascher) said:

> Does this mean that you'll make NumPython-aware versions available?

If there is enough demand: yes, why not? It does depend, however, on
it not being too much work (or on someone else doing the
work:-). David, since you appear to be following the NumPython stuff:
would it be possible to ship the numeric extensions as a dynamically
loadable module? I.e. are there no changes in the python core (syntax,
etc)?

> PS: I don't know enough about modern Mac OS'es to know: is the DLL/DSO 
>     setup on macs fairly similar to that on Unix/Win32/NT?  In other
>     words, can one ship python modules as binary dynamically loaded
>     libraries?

Yes, for PowerPC the MacOS shared libraries are effectively similar to
what is available on unix or NT. For 68K macintoshes there is a
problem, though: Apple provide CFM68K which gives you this
architecture on 68K macs, but support for it in the Metrowerks
compiler was sub-optimal when I last tried it. I haven't given it a
shot yet with CW8 or CW9 since I was too busy with other things (and
I'd already tried with no success with CW6 and CW7). Has anyone tried
to build a CFM68K Python?
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