linking the python library

[Philip Smith]

I have tried compiling extension modules for python using pyrex and swig and
both mingw and sygwin gcc under windows32

Unfortunately whatever I try the compilers fail to link python23.lib as
specified under gcc -L option - I just get a string of "undefined
references" to Python builtins.

Anyone know why?

 

[Gerhard Haering]

I have tried compiling extension modules for python using pyrex and
swig and both mingw and sygwin gcc under windows32

Unfortunately whatever I try the compilers fail to link python23.lib
as specified under gcc -L option - I just get a string of "undefined
references" to Python builtins.

You cannot link against python23.lib with gcc. Instead you must create
a libpython23.a and copy it to the place where python23.lib was.

See
http://docs.python.org/inst/tweak-flags.html#SECTION000622000000000000000

-- Gerhard

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