[Python-Dev] Where is this flag coming from?

[Tim Rice]

On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Barry A. Warsaw wrote:

>
> >>>>> "TR" == Tim Rice <tim@multitalents.net> writes:
>
>     TR> The only real problem is -R seems to be added for all unix
>     TR> platforms.  This change would benefit all my platforms if it
>     TR> handled -R properly In OpenSSH we only use -R on solaris and
>     TR> freebsd.  Perhaps runtime_library_dir_option() in
>     TR> Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py needs some work.
>

I just tried Guido's setup.py patch on SCO Open Server
and it works there.  No more -R. :-)

Am I out to lunch on the idea that the logic should be in
Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py where the -R is added?

> Anybody care to try a build on SF's freebsd system?  If not, I'll try
> it after the Solaris build finishes.
>
> -Barry
>

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