Patches by William Lewis for Nextstep descendants.

Makefile.in

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ DIST=		$(DISTFILES) $(DISTDIRS)
 CFLAGS=		$(OPT) -I. $(DEFS)
 
 LIBRARY=	libpython$(VERSION).a
+LDLIBRARY=      @LDLIBRARY@
 
 # Default target
 all:		$(LIBRARY) python sharedmods
@@ -173,10 +174,10 @@ python:		$(LIBRARY) buildno Modules/python.o
 		      $(srcdir)/Modules/getbuildinfo.c
 		$(AR) cr $(LIBRARY) getbuildinfo.o
 		$(RANLIB) $(LIBRARY)
-		@DGUX_IS_BROKEN@
+		@MAKE_LDLIBRARY@
 		cd Modules;  $(MAKE) OPT="$(OPT)" VERSION="$(VERSION)" \
 			prefix="$(prefix)" exec_prefix="$(exec_prefix)" \
-			LIBRARY=../$(LIBRARY) link
+			LIBRARY=../$(LDLIBRARY) link
 
 Modules/python.o: $(srcdir)/Modules/python.c
 		cd Modules; $(MAKE) OPT="$(OPT)" python.o
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ libpython$(VERSION).so:	$(LIBRARY)
 		(cd dgux;ar x ../$^;ld -G -o ../$@ * )
 		/bin/rm -rf ./dgux
 
+# This rule is here for OPENSTEP/Rhapsody/MacOSX
+libpython$(VERSION).dylib: $(LIBRARY)
+		libtool -o $(LDLIBRARY) -dynamic $(OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT) $(LIBRARY) -framework System @LIBTOOL_CRUFT@ 
+
 $(SUBDIRS):	Makefiles
 
 Parser:
@@ -258,7 +263,6 @@ altbininstall:	python
 			fi; \
 		done
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) python$(EXE) $(BINDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(EXE)
-		@DGUX_IS_BROKEN@
 		if test -f libpython$(VERSION).so; then \
 			$(INSTALL_DATA) libpython$(VERSION).so $(LIBDIR); \
 		else	true; \
@@ -504,7 +508,7 @@ clean:		localclean
 		done
 
 localclobber:	localclean
-		-rm -f tags TAGS python $(LIBRARY) *.o
+		-rm -f tags TAGS python $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY) *.o
 		-rm -f config.log config.cache config.h
 
 clobber:	localclobber

Modules/Makefile.pre.in

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ MAINOBJ=	python.o
 SYSLIBS=	$(LIBM) $(LIBC)
 
 LIBRARY=	../libpython$(VERSION).a
-REALLIBRARY=	../@REALLIBRARY@
+LDLIBRARY=	../@LDLIBRARY@
 
 # === Rules ===
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ EXE=
 # This target is used by the master Makefile to link the final binary.
 link:		$(MAINOBJ)
 		$(LINKCC) $(LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) $(MAINOBJ) \
-		  $(LIBRARY) $(MODLIBS) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS) -o python $(LDLAST)
+		  $(LDLIBRARY) $(MODLIBS) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS) -o python $(LDLAST)
 		mv python$(EXE) ../python$(EXE)
 
 clean:

Modules/getbuildinfo.c

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 const char *
 Py_GetBuildInfo()
 {
-	static char buildinfo[40];
+	static char buildinfo[50];
-	sprintf(buildinfo, "#%d, %.12s, %.8s", BUILD, DATE, TIME);
+	sprintf(buildinfo, "#%d, %.20s, %.9s", BUILD, DATE, TIME);
 	return buildinfo;
 }

Modules/getpath.c

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif /* HAVE_UNISTD_H */
 
+#ifdef WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK
+#include <mach-o/dyld.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Search in some common locations for the associated Python libraries.
  *
  * Two directories must be found, the platform independent directory
@@ -394,7 +398,24 @@ calculate_path()
 	int bufsz;
 	int prefixsz;
 	char *defpath = pythonpath;
+#ifdef WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK
+        NSModule pythonModule;
+#endif
+	
+#ifdef WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK
+        pythonModule = NSModuleForSymbol(NSLookupAndBindSymbol("_Py_Initialize"));
+	/* Use dylib functions to find out where the framework was loaded from */
+        buf = NSLibraryNameForModule(pythonModule);
+        if (buf != NULL) {
+            /* We're in a framework. */
+            strcpy(progpath, buf);
 
+            /* Frameworks have support for versioning */
+            strcpy(lib_python, "lib");
+        } else {
+            /* If we're not in a framework, fall back to the old way (even though NSNameOfModule() probably does the same thing.) */
+#endif
+	
 	/* Initialize this dynamically for K&R C */
 	sprintf(lib_python, "lib/python%s", VERSION);
 
@@ -430,6 +451,9 @@ calculate_path()
 	}
 	else
 		progpath[0] = '\0';
+#ifdef WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK
+        }
+#endif
 
 	strcpy(argv0_path, progpath);
 	

Modules/posixmodule.c

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ corresponding Unix manual entries for more information on calls.";
 #undef HAVE_UTIME_H
 #define HAVE_WAITPID
 /* #undef HAVE_GETCWD */
+#define UNION_WAIT /* This should really be checked for by autoconf */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
@@ -255,6 +256,23 @@ extern int lstat Py_PROTO((const char *, struct stat *));
 #include <io.h>
 #endif /* OS2 */
 
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+/* Emulate some macros on systems that have a union instead of macros */
+
+#ifndef WIFEXITED
+#define WIFEXITED(u_wait) (!(u_wait).w_termsig && !(u_wait).w_coredump)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WEXITSTATUS
+#define WEXITSTATUS(u_wait) (WIFEXITED(u_wait)?((u_wait).w_retcode):-1)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WTERMSIG
+#define WTERMSIG(u_wait) ((u_wait).w_termsig)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* UNION_WAIT */
+
 /* Return a dictionary corresponding to the POSIX environment table */
 
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER) && ( !defined(__WATCOMC__) || defined(__QNX__) )
@@ -1986,20 +2004,25 @@ posix_waitpid(self, args)
 	PyObject *self;
 	PyObject *args;
 {
-	int pid, options, sts = 0;
+	int pid, options;
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+	union wait status;
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
+#else
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
+#endif
+	status_i = 0;
+
 	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(ii)", &pid, &options))
 		return NULL;
 	Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-#ifdef NeXT
+	pid = wait4(pid, &status, options, NULL);
-	pid = wait4(pid, (union wait *)&sts, options, NULL);
-#else
-	pid = waitpid(pid, &sts, options);
-#endif
 	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 	if (pid == -1)
 		return posix_error();
 	else
-		return Py_BuildValue("ii", pid, sts);
+		return Py_BuildValue("ii", pid, status_i);
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_WAITPID */
 
@@ -2015,17 +2038,21 @@ posix_wait(self, args)
 	PyObject *args;
 {
 	int pid, sts;
-	Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
-#ifdef NeXT
+	union wait status;
-	pid = wait((union wait *)&sts);
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
 #else
-	pid = wait(&sts);
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
 #endif
+	status_i = 0;
+	Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+	pid = wait(&status);
 	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 	if (pid == -1)
 		return posix_error();
 	else
-		return Py_BuildValue("ii", pid, sts);
+		return Py_BuildValue("ii", pid, status_i);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2821,9 +2848,16 @@ posix_WIFSTOPPED(self, args)
 	PyObject *self;
 	PyObject *args;
 {
-	int status = 0;
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+	union wait status;
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
+#else
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
+#endif
+	status_i = 0;
    
-	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status_i))
 	{
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2842,9 +2876,16 @@ posix_WIFSIGNALED(self, args)
 	PyObject *self;
 	PyObject *args;
 {
-	int status = 0;
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+	union wait status;
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
+#else
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
+#endif
+	status_i = 0;
    
-	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status_i))
 	{
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2863,9 +2904,16 @@ posix_WIFEXITED(self, args)
 	PyObject *self;
 	PyObject *args;
 {
-	int status = 0;
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+	union wait status;
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
+#else
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
+#endif
+	status_i = 0;
    
-	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status_i))
 	{
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2874,7 +2922,7 @@ posix_WIFEXITED(self, args)
 }
 #endif /* WIFEXITED */
 
-#ifdef WIFSTOPPED
+#ifdef WEXITSTATUS
 static char posix_WEXITSTATUS__doc__[] =
 "WEXITSTATUS(status) -> integer\n\
 See Unix documentation.";
@@ -2884,9 +2932,16 @@ posix_WEXITSTATUS(self, args)
 	PyObject *self;
 	PyObject *args;
 {
-	int status = 0;
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+	union wait status;
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
+#else
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
+#endif
+	status_i = 0;
    
-	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status_i))
 	{
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2905,9 +2960,16 @@ posix_WTERMSIG(self, args)
 	PyObject *self;
 	PyObject *args;
 {
-	int status = 0;
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+	union wait status;
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
+#else
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
+#endif
+	status_i = 0;
    
-	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status_i))
 	{
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2926,9 +2988,16 @@ posix_WSTOPSIG(self, args)
 	PyObject *self;
 	PyObject *args;
 {
-	int status = 0;
+#ifdef UNION_WAIT
+	union wait status;
+#define status_i (status.w_status)
+#else
+	int status;
+#define status_i status
+#endif
+	status_i = 0;
    
-	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &status_i))
 	{
 		return NULL;
 	}

Modules/readline.c

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern int rl_bind_key();
 extern int rl_bind_key_in_map();
 extern int rl_initialize();
 extern int add_history();
+extern Function *rl_event_hook;
 #endif
 
 /* Pointers needed from outside (but not declared in a header file). */

Python/getversion.c

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 const char *
 Py_GetVersion()
 {
-	static char version[80];
+	static char version[100];
-	sprintf(version, "%.10s (%.30s) %.30s", PY_VERSION,
+	sprintf(version, "%.10s (%.40s) %.40s", PY_VERSION,
 		Py_GetBuildInfo(), Py_GetCompiler());
 	return version;
 }

Python/importdl.c

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
    symbol	-- defined for:
 
    DYNAMIC_LINK -- any kind of dynamic linking
-   USE_RLD	-- NeXT dynamic linking
+   USE_RLD	-- NeXT dynamic linking with FVM shlibs
+   USE_DYLD     -- NeXT dynamic linking with frameworks
    USE_DL	-- Jack's dl for IRIX 4 or GNU dld with emulation for Jack's dl
    USE_SHLIB	-- SunOS or IRIX 5 (SVR4?) shared libraries
    _AIX		-- AIX style dynamic linking
@@ -117,7 +118,15 @@ typedef FARPROC dl_funcptr;
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef NeXT
+#ifdef WITH_DYLD
+#define DYNAMIC_LINK
+#define USE_DYLD
+#define SHORT_EXT ".so"
+#define LONG_EXT "module.so"
+#define FUNCNAME_PATTERN "_init%.200s"
+#endif
+
+#if defined(NeXT) && !defined(DYNAMIC_LINK)
 #define DYNAMIC_LINK
 #define USE_RLD
 /* Define this to 1 if you want be able to load ObjC modules as well:
@@ -251,16 +260,22 @@ typedef void (*dl_funcptr)();
 
 #ifdef USE_RLD
 #include <mach-o/rld.h>
-#define FUNCNAME_PATTERN "_init%.200s"
 #ifndef _DL_FUNCPTR_DEFINED
 typedef void (*dl_funcptr)();
 #endif
 #endif /* USE_RLD */
 
+#ifdef USE_DYLD
+#include <mach-o/dyld.h>
+#ifndef _DL_FUNCPTR_DEFINED
+typedef void (*dl_funcptr)();
+#endif
+#endif /* USE_DYLD */
+
 extern char *Py_GetProgramName();
 
 #ifndef FUNCNAME_PATTERN
-#if defined(__hp9000s300) || (defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)) && !defined(__ELF__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__BORLANDC__)
+#if defined(__hp9000s300) || (defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)) && !defined(__ELF__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(NeXT)
 #define FUNCNAME_PATTERN "_init%.200s"
 #else
 #define FUNCNAME_PATTERN "init%.200s"
@@ -653,6 +668,58 @@ _PyImport_LoadDynamicModule(name, pathname, fp)
 			return NULL;
 	}
 #endif /* USE_RLD */
+#ifdef USE_DYLD
+	/* This is also NeXT-specific. However, frameworks (the new style
+	of shared library) and rld() can't be used in the same program;
+	instead, you have to use dyld, which is mostly unimplemented. */
+	{
+		NSObjectFileImageReturnCode rc;
+		NSObjectFileImage image;
+		NSModule newModule;
+		NSSymbol theSym;
+		void *symaddr;
+		const char *errString;
+	
+		rc = NSCreateObjectFileImageFromFile(pathname, &image);
+		switch(rc) {
+		    default:
+		    case NSObjectFileImageFailure:
+		    NSObjectFileImageFormat:
+		    /* for these a message is printed on stderr by dyld */
+			errString = "Can't create object file image";
+			break;
+		    case NSObjectFileImageSuccess:
+			errString = NULL;
+			break;
+		    case NSObjectFileImageInappropriateFile:
+			errString = "Inappropriate file type for dynamic loading";
+			break;
+		    case NSObjectFileImageArch:
+			errString = "Wrong CPU type in object file";
+			break;
+		    NSObjectFileImageAccess:
+			errString = "Can't read object file (no access)";
+			break;
+		}
+		if (errString == NULL) {
+			newModule = NSLinkModule(image, pathname, TRUE);
+			if (!newModule)
+				errString = "Failure linking new module";
+		}
+		if (errString != NULL) {
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, errString);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		if (!NSIsSymbolNameDefined(funcname)) {
+			/* UnlinkModule() isn't implimented in current versions, but calling it does no harm */
+			NSUnLinkModule(newModule, FALSE);
+			PyErr_Format(PyExc_ImportError, "Loaded module does not contain symbol %s", funcname);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		theSym = NSLookupAndBindSymbol(funcname);
+		p = (dl_funcptr)NSAddressOfSymbol(theSym);
+ 	}
+#endif /* USE_DYLD */
 #ifdef hpux
 	{
 		shl_t lib;

Python/strdup.c

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 /* strdup() replacement (from stdwin, if you must know) */
 
-#include "config.h"
+#include "pgenheaders.h"
-#include "myproto.h"
-#include "mymalloc.h"
-
-#include <string.h>
 
 char *
 strdup(str)

acconfig.h

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 /* Define to `long' if <time.h> doesn't define.  */
 #undef clock_t
 
+/* Used for BeOS configuration */
+#undef DL_EXPORT_HEADER
+
 /* Define if getpgrp() must be called as getpgrp(0). */
 #undef GETPGRP_HAVE_ARG
 
@@ -93,9 +96,18 @@
    shared libraries */ 
 #undef WITH_DL_DLD
 
+/* Define if you want to use the new-style (Openstep, Rhapsody, MacOS)
+   dynamic linker (dyld) instead of the old-style (NextStep) dynamic
+   linker (rld). Dyld is necessary to support frameworks. */
+#undef WITH_DYLD
+
 /* Define if you want to compile in rudimentary thread support */
 #undef WITH_THREAD
 
+/* Define if you want to produce an OpenStep/Rhapsody framework
+   (shared library plus accessory files). */
+#undef WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK
+
 /* The number of bytes in an off_t. */
 #undef SIZEOF_OFF_T
 

config.h.in

@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 /* Define to `long' if <time.h> doesn't define.  */
 #undef clock_t
 
+/* Used for BeOS configuration */
+#undef DL_EXPORT_HEADER
+
 /* Define if getpgrp() must be called as getpgrp(0). */
 #undef GETPGRP_HAVE_ARG
 
@@ -148,9 +151,18 @@
    shared libraries */ 
 #undef WITH_DL_DLD
 
+/* Define if you want to use the new-style (Openstep, Rhapsody, MacOS)
+   dynamic linker (dyld) instead of the old-style (NextStep) dynamic
+   linker (rld). Dyld is necessary to support frameworks. */
+#undef WITH_DYLD
+
 /* Define if you want to compile in rudimentary thread support */
 #undef WITH_THREAD
 
+/* Define if you want to produce an OpenStep/Rhapsody framework
+   (shared library plus accessory files). */
+#undef WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK
+
 /* The number of bytes in an off_t. */
 #undef SIZEOF_OFF_T
 
@@ -453,9 +465,3 @@
 
 /* Define if you have the m library (-lm).  */
 #undef HAVE_LIBM
-
-/* Define if you have special dynamic linkage requirements in declarations. */
-#undef DL_EXPORT_HEADER
-#ifdef DL_EXPORT_HEADER
-#include DL_EXPORT_HEADER
-#endif

configure.in

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 VERSION=1.5
 
 # NEXTSTEP stuff
-if test -f /usr/lib/NextStep/software_version; then
+if test -f /usr/lib/NextStep/software_version -o -f /System/Library/CoreServices/software_version ; then
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-next-archs)
 	AC_ARG_WITH(next-archs,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if test -f /usr/lib/NextStep/software_version; then
 	
 	if test -z "$MACHDEP"
 	then
-		set X `hostinfo | grep 'NeXT Mach.*:' | \
+		set X `hostinfo | egrep '(NeXT Mach|Kernel Release).*:' | \
  			sed -e 's/://' -e 's/\./_/'` && \
 			ac_sys_system=next && ac_sys_release=$4
 
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ if test -f /usr/lib/NextStep/software_version; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(next-framework,
+[--with-next-framework     Build (OpenStep|Rhapsody|MacOS10) framework],,)
+AC_ARG_WITH(dyld, 
+[--with-dyld               Use (OpenStep|Rhapsody|MacOS10) dynamic linker],,)
 
 # Set name for machine-dependent library files
 AC_SUBST(MACHDEP)
@@ -172,6 +176,14 @@ BeOS*)
 	esac;;
 esac
 
+# LDLIBRARY is the name of the library to link against (as opposed to the
+# name of the library into which to insert object files). On systems
+# without shared libraries, LDLIBRARY is the same as LIBRARY (defined in
+# the Makefiles). 
+AC_SUBST(MAKE_LDLIBRARY)
+AC_SUBST(LDLIBRARY)
+LDLIBRARY=''
+
 # LINKCC is the command that links the python executable -- default is $(CC).
 # This is altered for AIX and BeOS in order to build the export list before 
 # linking.
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ then
 	   LINKCC="\$(srcdir)/makexp_aix python.exp \"\" \$(LIBRARY); \$(PURIFY) \$(CC)";;
 	BeOS*)
 	   LINKCC="\$(srcdir)/../BeOS/linkcc \$(LIBRARY) \$(PURIFY) \$(CC) \$(OPT)"
-	   REALLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so';;
+	   LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so';;
 	dgux*)
 	   LINKCC="LD_RUN_PATH=$libdir \$(PURIFY) \$(CC)";;
 	*) LINKCC="\$(PURIFY) \$(CC)";;
@@ -192,13 +204,38 @@ then
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($LINKCC)
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(LDLIBRARY)
+
+# NeXT framework builds require that the 'ar' library be converted into
+# a bundle using libtool.
+if test "$with_next_framework"
+then
+  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).dylib'
+fi  
+
+# DG/UX requires some fancy ld contortions to produce a .so from an .a
+if test "$MACHDEP" = "dguxR4"
+then
+  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
+  OPT="$OPT -pic"
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT($LDLIBRARY)
+
+# If LDLIBRARY is different from LIBRARY, emit a rule to build it.
+if test -z "$LDLIBRARY"
+then
+  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).a'
+  MAKE_LDLIBRARY="true"
+else
+  MAKE_LDLIBRARY='$(MAKE) $(LDLIBRARY)'
+fi
+
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_SUBST(AR)
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(AR, ar aal, ar)
 AC_SUBST(INSTALL)
 AC_SUBST(INSTALL_PROGRAM)
 AC_SUBST(INSTALL_DATA)
-AC_SUBST(REALLIBRARY)
 # Install just never works :-(
 if test -z "$INSTALL"
 then
@@ -268,17 +305,6 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(DGUX_IS_BROKEN)
-if test "$MACHDEP" != "dguxR4"
-then
-  REALLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).a'
-  DGUX_IS_BROKEN="true"
-else
-  REALLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
-  OPT="$OPT -pic"
-  DGUX_IS_BROKEN="make $REALLIBRARY"
-fi
-
 # check for ANSI or K&R ("traditional") preprocessor
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for C preprocessor type)
 AC_TRY_COMPILE([
@@ -356,6 +382,45 @@ else
 fi
 
 
+# Minor variations in building a framework between NextStep versions 4 and 5
+AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_CRUFT)
+case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
+  next/4*)
+    ns_undef_sym='__environ'
+    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-U $ns_undef_sym" ;;
+  next/5*)
+    ns_undef_sym='_environ'
+    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic -U $ns_undef_sym" ;;
+esac
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-next-framework)
+if test "$with_next_framework"
+then
+	OPT="$OPT -fno-common"
+	# -U __environ is needed since bundles don't have access
+	# to crt0 when built but will always be linked against it
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-U,$ns_undef_sym"
+	AC_DEFINE(WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK)
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-dyld)
+if test "$with_next_framework" -o "$with_dyld"
+then
+	if test "$with_dyld"
+	then
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+	else
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(required for framework build)
+	fi
+	AC_DEFINE(WITH_DYLD)
+	ns_dyld='set'
+else
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+
 # Set info about shared libraries.
 AC_SUBST(SO)
 AC_SUBST(LDSHARED)
@@ -374,6 +439,8 @@ fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($SO)
 # LDSHARED is the ld *command* used to create shared library
 # -- "ld" on SunOS 4.x.x, "ld -G" on SunOS 5.x, "ld -shared" on IRIX 5
+# (Shared libraries in this instance are shared modules to be loaded into
+# Python, as opposed to building Python itself as a shared library.)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(LDSHARED)
 if test -z "$LDSHARED"
 then
@@ -387,7 +454,14 @@ then
 	hp*|HP*) LDSHARED="ld -b";;
 	OSF*) LDSHARED="ld -shared -expect_unresolved \"*\"";;
 	DYNIX/ptx*) LDSHARED="ld -G";;
-	next/*) LDSHARED='$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostdlib -r';;
+	next/*) 
+		if test "$ns_dyld"
+		then LDSHARED='$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -bundle -prebind'
+		else LDSHARED='$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostdlib -r';
+		fi
+                if test "$with_next_framework" ; then
+		    LDSHARED="$LDSHARED \$(LDLIBRARY)"
+		fi ;;
 	Linux*) LDSHARED="gcc -shared";;
 	dgux*) LDSHARED="ld -G";;
 	FreeBSD*/3*) LDSHARED="gcc -shared";;
@@ -405,7 +479,7 @@ then
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($LDSHARED)
 # CCSHARED are the C *flags* used to create objects to go into a shared
-# library -- this is only needed for a few systems
+# library (module) -- this is only needed for a few systems
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(CCSHARED)
 if test -z "$CCSHARED"
 then
@@ -436,7 +510,13 @@ then
 	    LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-E -Wl,+s -Wl,+b\$(BINLIBDEST)/lib-dynload";;
 	FreeBSD/3*) LINKFORSHARED="-Xlinker -export-dynamic";;
 	Linux*) LINKFORSHARED="-Xlinker -export-dynamic";;
-	next/*) LINKFORSHARED="-u libsys_s";;
+	# -u libsys_s pulls in all symbols in libsys
+	next/2*|next/3*) LINKFORSHARED="-u libsys_s";;
+	# -u __dummy makes the linker aware of the objc runtime
+	# in System.framework; otherwise, __objcInit (referenced in
+	# crt1.o) gets erroneously defined as common, which breaks dynamic
+	# loading of any modules which reference it in System.framework
+	next/4*|next/5*) LINKFORSHARED="-u __dummy -framework System" ;;
 	SCO_SV*) LINKFORSHARED="-Bdynamic -dy -Wl,-Bexport";;
 	NetBSD*) 
 		if [[ "`$CC -dM -E - </dev/null | grep __ELF__`" != "" ]]