calling extension's autoconf/make from distutils

[Gary Jefferson]

I've got a python extension that comes with its own standard autoconf/
automake system, and I can "python setup.py build" just fine with it
as long as I have previously done "./configure" in that directory.

However, 'python setup.py bdist_rpm' can't hope to have done './
configure' first, as it untars and tries to build the extension there.

Is there a hook for bdist_rpm (and friends) that will allow me to
insert a './configure' in the build process, sometime before it tries
to build the extension?

Thanks,
Gary

 

[Gary Jefferson]

I've got a python extension that comes with its own standard autoconf/
automake system, and I can "python setup.py build" just fine with it
as long as I have previously done "./configure" in that directory.

However, 'python setup.py bdist_rpm' can't hope to have done './
configure' first, as it untars and tries to build the extension there.

Is there a hook for bdist_rpm (and friends) that will allow me to
insert a './configure' in the build process, sometime before it tries
to build the extension?

Thanks,
Gary

I ended up simply subclassing 'Extension' and having it os.system('./
configure') before proceeding.

This isn't perfect, as it does the './configure' everytime, but it
works.

Gary

 

[Steve Holden]

I ended up simply subclassing 'Extension' and having it os.system('./
configure') before proceeding.

This isn't perfect, as it does the './configure' everytime, but it
works.

If it really is a one-off thing, you only need to ruin configure if
config-status doesn't exist. That isn't a difficult check ...

regards
Steve
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[Steve Holden]

I ended up simply subclassing 'Extension' and having it os.system('./
configure') before proceeding.

This isn't perfect, as it does the './configure' everytime, but it
works.

[Sorry: it's config.status you shoudl check for, not config-status].

regards
Steve
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Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com
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