Documented the fact that IRIX 5.x also supports Sun style shared

libraries.
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Guido van Rossum 1994-01-01 17:32:24 +00:00
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@ -764,15 +764,15 @@ on some systems you have to use static loading), and dynamically
loading a module that was compiled for a different version of Python
(e.g., with a different representation of objects) may dump core.
{\bf NEW:} Under SunOS, dynamic loading now uses SunOS shared
libraries and is always configured. See at the end of this chapter
for how to create a dynamically loadable module.
{\bf NEW:} Under SunOS (all versions) and IRIX 5.x, dynamic loading
now uses shared libraries and is always configured. See at the
end of this chapter for how to create a dynamically loadable module.
\section{Configuring and building the interpreter for dynamic loading}
(Ignore this section for SunOS --- on SunOS dynamic loading is always
configured.)
(Ignore this section for SunOS and IRIX 5.x --- on these systems
dynamic loading is always configured.)
Dynamic loading is a little complicated to configure, since its
implementation is extremely system dependent, and there are no
@ -812,8 +812,7 @@ with \samp{\#DL_}, but you must also edit some of the lines to choose
which version of dl_loadmod to use, and fill in the pathname of the dld
library if you use it. And, of course, you must first build
dl_loadmod and dld, if used. (This is now done through the Configure
script. For SunOS, everything is now automatic as long as the
architecture type is \code{sun4}.)
script. For SunOS and IRIX 5.x, everything is now automatic.)
\section{Building a dynamically loadable module}
@ -853,9 +852,9 @@ On SGI Irix, the compiler flag \samp{-G0} (or \samp{-G 0}) must be passed.
IF THIS IS NOT DONE THE RESULTING CODE WILL NOT WORK.
\item
{\bf NEW:} On SunOS, you must create a shared library from your \samp{.o}
file using the following command (assuming your module is called
\code{foo}):
{\bf NEW:} On SunOS and IRIX 5.x, you must create a shared library
from your \samp{.o} file using the following command (assuming your
module is called \code{foo}):
\begin{verbatim}
ld -o foomodule.so foomodule.o <any other libraries needed>
@ -863,7 +862,7 @@ file using the following command (assuming your module is called
and place the resulting \samp{.so} file in the Python search path (not
the \samp{.o} file). Note: on Solaris, you need to pass \samp{-G} to
the loader.
the loader; on IRIX 5.x, you need to pass \samp{-shared}. Sigh...
\end{itemize}

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@ -764,15 +764,15 @@ on some systems you have to use static loading), and dynamically
loading a module that was compiled for a different version of Python
(e.g., with a different representation of objects) may dump core.
{\bf NEW:} Under SunOS, dynamic loading now uses SunOS shared
libraries and is always configured. See at the end of this chapter
for how to create a dynamically loadable module.
{\bf NEW:} Under SunOS (all versions) and IRIX 5.x, dynamic loading
now uses shared libraries and is always configured. See at the
end of this chapter for how to create a dynamically loadable module.
\section{Configuring and building the interpreter for dynamic loading}
(Ignore this section for SunOS --- on SunOS dynamic loading is always
configured.)
(Ignore this section for SunOS and IRIX 5.x --- on these systems
dynamic loading is always configured.)
Dynamic loading is a little complicated to configure, since its
implementation is extremely system dependent, and there are no
@ -812,8 +812,7 @@ with \samp{\#DL_}, but you must also edit some of the lines to choose
which version of dl_loadmod to use, and fill in the pathname of the dld
library if you use it. And, of course, you must first build
dl_loadmod and dld, if used. (This is now done through the Configure
script. For SunOS, everything is now automatic as long as the
architecture type is \code{sun4}.)
script. For SunOS and IRIX 5.x, everything is now automatic.)
\section{Building a dynamically loadable module}
@ -853,9 +852,9 @@ On SGI Irix, the compiler flag \samp{-G0} (or \samp{-G 0}) must be passed.
IF THIS IS NOT DONE THE RESULTING CODE WILL NOT WORK.
\item
{\bf NEW:} On SunOS, you must create a shared library from your \samp{.o}
file using the following command (assuming your module is called
\code{foo}):
{\bf NEW:} On SunOS and IRIX 5.x, you must create a shared library
from your \samp{.o} file using the following command (assuming your
module is called \code{foo}):
\begin{verbatim}
ld -o foomodule.so foomodule.o <any other libraries needed>
@ -863,7 +862,7 @@ file using the following command (assuming your module is called
and place the resulting \samp{.so} file in the Python search path (not
the \samp{.o} file). Note: on Solaris, you need to pass \samp{-G} to
the loader.
the loader; on IRIX 5.x, you need to pass \samp{-shared}. Sigh...
\end{itemize}