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Update build notes to mention setup.py

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Andrew M. Kuchling 2001-02-27 03:24:24 +00:00
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Configuring additional built-in modules
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You can configure the interpreter to contain fewer or more built-in
modules by editing the Modules/Setup file. This file is initially
copied from Setup.dist by the configure script; if it does not exist
yet, create it by copying Modules/Setup.dist yourself (configure will
never overwrite it). Never edit Setup.dist -- always edit Setup or
Setup.local (see below). Read the comments in the file for
information on what kind of edits are allowed. When you have edited
Setup in the Modules directory, the interpreter will automatically be
rebuilt the next time you run make in the toplevel directory. (When
working inside the Modules directory, use "make Makefile; make".)
Starting with Python 2.1, the setup.py script at the top of the source
distribution attempts to detect which modules can be built and
automatically compiles them. Autodetection doesn't always work, so
you can customize the configuration by editing the Modules/Setup file.
This file is initially copied from Setup.dist by the configure script;
if it does not exist yet, create it by copying Modules/Setup.dist
yourself (configure will never overwrite it). Never edit Setup.dist
-- always edit Setup or Setup.local (see below). Read the comments in
the file for information on what kind of edits are allowed. When you
have edited Setup in the Modules directory, the interpreter will
automatically be rebuilt the next time you run make in the toplevel
directory. (When working inside the Modules directory, use "make
Makefile; make".)
The default collection of modules should build on any Unix system, but
many optional modules should work on all modern Unices (e.g. try
audioop, imageop, crypt, dbm, gdbm, nis, resource, termios, timing,
syslog, _curses, pyexpat, readline, rgbimg, zlib). Often the quickest
way to determine whether a particular module works or not is to see if
it will build: enable it in Setup, then if you get compilation or link
Many useful modules can be built on any Unix system, but some optional
modules can't be reliably autodetected. Often the quickest way to
determine whether a particular module works or not is to see if it
will build: enable it in Setup, then if you get compilation or link
errors, disable it -- you're either missing support or need to adjust
the compilation and linking parameters for that module.
On SGI IRIX, there are modules that interface to many SGI specific
system libraries, e.g. the GL library and the audio hardware.
For SunOS and Solaris, enable module "sunaudiodev" to support the
audio device. Likewise, for Linux and some *BSD systems, enable
"linuxaudiodev".
system libraries, e.g. the GL library and the audio hardware. These
modules will not be built by the setup.py script.
In addition to the file Setup, you can also edit the file Setup.local.
(the makesetup script processes both). You may find it more