[Distutils] High level options interface

[John Skaller]

At 21:59 22/12/98 +1000, John Skaller wrote:
>The interface:
>
># module 'interscript/compilers.c
>
>class python_module:
>  def __init__(self,**kwds):
>  # initialise the object with kwds as configuration.
>  
>  def configure(self,**kwds):
>  # extend or change configuration
>
>  def compile(self,filename, **kwds):
>  # compile the file, with given options
>  # return the string name of the object file
>
>  def link(self,modname, filenames, **kwds):
>  # link the list of object files, with given options
>  # to generate the named python module.
>  # returns the name of the shared library
>
>class application:
>  # exactly the same, except produces an executable
>  # tool that can be invoked from the command line
>
># module 'interscript/compilers.cpp
># exactly the same, except for C++


BTW: One weakness of this interfaces is that there
is no provision for creating an object library 
(archive, ar, etc etc).
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