[Patches] [ python-Patches-435381 ] Distutils patches for OS/2+EMX support

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Patches item #435381, was updated on 2001-06-22 01:42
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Category: distutils
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Andrew I MacIntyre (aimacintyre)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Distutils patches for OS/2+EMX support

Initial Comment:
The attached patch file is against the code released
with Python 2.1.

The changes are included in the binary installation
package of the OS/2+EMX port of Python 2.1 I released
on June 17, 2001.

With these changes, I have successfully built and
installed the  Numeric 20.0.0 extention, and created a
bdist_dumb distribution package of it. The installed
extention tests successfully using the supplied test
routines.

Particular items of note:-
- OS/2 limits DLLs to 8.3 filenames :-( :-(
- ld is not used to link, instead gcc is used with the
-Zomf option
  which invokes the LINK386 linker native to OS/2
- I haven't made any attempt to merge cloned code back
into the 
  parent code where it would make sense, which I think
is in a few     places.

Feedback appreciated.

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