Re: [xslt] Patch for Python bindings on MacOSX

[Steve Ball <Steve Ball zveno com>]

We'll have to see if it affects the way I build the embeddable binaries.
I'll look into it at the next release.

Cheers,
Steve Ball

On 15/01/2004, at 2:54, Daniel Veillard wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 04:04:44PM +0100, Dakkar wrote:
>> Problem: the Python interpreter on MacOSX does not have the 'dl'
>> module, so the importing mechanism in libxslt.py does not have a way
>> to load the correct libxml2.dylib
>>
>> I have made the attached patch, adding a special case (as there
>> already is one for Linux and Solaris). Now it works for me, but with a
>> consideration: the Apple-supplied python links against Apple's
>> libraries, which link to a libxml2.2.dylib
>>
>> If libxslt were compiled against it, everything would work, but since
>> it probably is not (Apple gives no headers), I compiled both libraries
>> myself, and got segfaults. Now I invoke python with:
>>
>>  $ DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/sw/lib python
>>
>> since my libxml2 is in /sw/lib, it gets loaded instead of the
>> Apple-given one, and everything works.
>
>   Hum, I'm wondering if this may lead to troubles with the OS X distro
> from http://www.zveno.com/open_source/libxml2xslt.html or "Fink"
>
>> --- libxslt.py.orig	Wed Jan 14 16:19:01 2004
>> +++ libxslt.py	Wed Dec 24 17:33:42 2003
>> @@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
>>              if osname == 'Linux' or osname == 'SunOS':
>>                  RTLD_GLOBAL = 0x00100
>>                  RTLD_NOW = 0x00002
>> +            elif osname == 'Darwin':
>> +                RTLD_GLOBAL = 0x8
>> +                RTLD_NOW = 0x2
>>              #
>>              # is there a better method ?
>>              #
>
>   Okay applied, I hope this won't break for others...
>
>    thanks,
>
> Daniel
>
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