[Pythonmac-SIG] Python modules that are a PITA

[Dan Grassi]

Once again I am faced with compiling mysql and mod_python modules but 
alas they don't
compile on OS X (Apple python and Apple mysql-server).  As usual they 
don't compile.  Is there some way that they can be incorporated into 
the standard python distribution?

Among other things I keep seeing gcc -arch i386 -arch ppc, why do I see 
-arch i386?  In the case of mysql I get this error:

ld: warning build/temp.darwin-6.4-Power Macintosh-2.2/_mysql.o cputype 
(18, architecture ppc) does not match cputype (7) for specified -arch 
flag: i386 (file not loaded)

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dan