[pypy-dev] RPython Darwin platform description so_prefixes empty

[Armin Rigo]

Hi John,

On 7 December 2016 at 02:06, John Zhang <John.Zhang at anu.edu.au> wrote:
>> I think we can include 'lib' in so_prefix of all Posix platforms, is
>> that right?
>
> I can’t seem to find a definitive answer for all POSIX platforms. But for
> all the ones that PyPy currently supports, I think the answer is true. So if
> you want to make the changes then I think it’s a reasonable assumption and a
> good idea.

Checked in 4b1508ade877.

> On the other hand, I wonder if it’s also reasonable to modify the
> `_finish_linking` function to include `platform.so_prefix[0]` to the
> generated shared library name (see the attached patch).

It might or might not break stuff.  ``.so`` files without the ``lib``
prefix exist and are generally useful.  As far as it works this way,
I'd be wary of changes.


A bientôt,

Armin.