[Gdal-dev] ng-python build

[Christopher Barker]

William Kyngesburye wrote:
> by subdir of python specified in distutils, I mean whatever distutils 
> uses by default but as a subdir of the gdal prefix.  So for the OSX 
> framework that ends up being:
> 
> /Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/1.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages

I can't see that that should ever be the place to put python bindings.

> Actually, it's the --prefix that's putting it in the GDAL prefix.

hmm. My first thought is that the python bindings should ignore 
"--prefix". I suppose, if anyone wanted it, you could have a 
"--python-prefix", but I think that should really be a distutils option, 
not one specific to gdal -- in short: python bindings should be 
installed where python bindings belong.

> If 
> you want distutils to put it in the default python site-packages (where 
> the old bindings are installed, and where setuptools installs it), no 
> prefix is needed.

right, but what if you want the gdal libs themselves somewhere other 
than standard, but the python bindings installed properly in python.

> I was using a custom Xcode project, despite the framework option below I 
> worked out.  I'm hoping to use the framework option in the future (I 
> should ;) when some kinks are worked out.

OK. I just ran configure with "--with-macosx-framework", but maybe I'll 
wait to let you sort it out, because:

> Fixing that may require more fundamental changes in libtool 
> configuration

I know NOTHING about libtool!

> (if even possible), but it would also simplify the 
> framework build as a whole.

That would be nice, once it works.

Thanks for all your work on this,

-Chris



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