[PATCHES] Build pytalloc for two Python versions at once, port to py3

[Petr Viktorin]

On 01/28/2015 05:42 PM, Petr Viktorin wrote:
> Hello,
> Here are buildsystem changes needed to build pytalloc for both Python 2
> and Python 3 at the same time. This is enabled by configuring with
> "--extra-python=/usr/bin/python3". I'm including the Python3 porting
> patches I sent earlier, as there are minor changes.
>
> How this works: The configure step is done using the existing waf
> machinery, by swapping the Python-related env variables between a set
> for Python2 (the "main Python") and one for Python3 ("extra python").
> During build, new features for the "extra python" are used, which leads
> to some duplication.
>
> This could be used to build for e.g. python3.4 & python3.5 at once, but
> I haven't tested that. If this is useful in the future I can work on it
> more, otherwise all the extrapython stuff can be dropped after the
> transition to Python 3.
> One thing that would be required for coexistence of the two versions is
> ABI-tagging any Python3 extension shared library, e.g.
> "libpytalloc-util.cpython-34m.so". I think that's a good idea, but let's
> hear your opinions.
>
> The new configure option is added to all of Samba since it affects all
> of the build, even though only talloc uses it. Maybe it should only be
> used in individual libraries' configure scripts?
> Anything that talloc doesn't need (like binaries or .py files) is not
> addressed here – that'd be part of porting the bits that need it.

ping
Could anyone take some time to look at the patches? I'd like to confirm 
that this is the right approach before I port other libraries.


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Petr Viktorin