dist problem on osx

[Ronald Oussoren]

On Tuesday, 12 August, 2003, at 17:26, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:

> Ronald Oussoren wrote:
>> On Monday, 11 August, 2003, at 14:07, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>>> rdack wrote:
>>>
>>>> osx 10.2.6   python 2.2.1 (built in)
>>>> says my architecture is both 386 and ppc.
>>>> also has a path with a space in it that won't work.
>>>> where can i change these settings?
>>>> --------
>>>> gcc -arch i386 -arch ppc -bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress
>>>> build/temp.darwin-6.6-Power
>>>> Macintosh-2.2/mx/DateTime/mxDateTime/mxDateTime/mxDateTime.o
>>>> -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -o build/lib.darwin-6.6-Power
>>>> Macintosh-2.2/mx/DateTime/mxDateTime/mxDateTime.so
>>>> ---------------
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a bug in distutils. It's fixed in Python 2.2.3.
>> The two architectures are not a bug in distutils, but a bug in the 
>> way Apple build python. The '-arch i386' is annoying but harmless, if 
>> it really annoys you you can change 
>> /usr/lib/python2.2/config/Makefile. Search for '-arch i386' and 
>> remove this.
>
> I was referring to the spaces in the platform string generated
> by distutils.

I thought so, but wanted to make it clear that only one of the items 
was really a bug. Sorry about the confusion.


> The -arch i386 look funny in there... hmm, perhaps
> we'll get Mac OS X / i386 sometime soon ?! ;-)

There are persistant rumors that Apple is running MacOS X on Intel in a 
secret lab. This is probably just caused by someone that is running 
Darwin on PPC and Intel. Attacking MS head-on on it's hometurf would 
not be the smartest survival stragegy for Apple :-)

Ronald