This is for Python versions earlier than 2.5 on Windows. These versions of Python need an import library in order to link with the Csound interface shared libraries. This code detects the Python version and creates the import library using dlltool if required. 

Current versions of the Python DLL contain exports for all the Python API functions, so the import library is not required and Csound can link directly to the DLL.

Since the current version of Python is 2.5, I think this code can safely be removed.

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: Felipe Sateler 
>Sent: May 19, 2008 12:59 PM
>To: Developer discussions 
>Subject: [Cs-dev] SConstruct and python on win32
>
>What does this code do? I can't make sense of it.
>I'm working on SConstruct2, in the process of moving the interfaces code
>to interfaces/SConscript.
>
>if util.platform == 'win32':
>    PYDLL = r'%s\%s' % (os.environ['SystemRoot'], pythonLibs[0])
>if util.platform == 'win32' and pythonLibs[0] < 'python24' and util.compilerGNU():
>    tmp = 'dlltool --input-def %s.def --dllname %s.dll --output-lib /usr/local/lib/lib%s.a'
>    pythonImportLibrary = csoundInterfacesEnvironment.Command(
>        '/usr/local/lib/lib%s.a' % (pythonLibs[0]), PYDLL,
>        ['pexports %s > %s.def' % (PYDLL, pythonLibs[0]),
>         tmp % (pythonLibs[0], PYDLL, pythonLibs[0])])
>
>
>
>-- 
>Felipe Sateler




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