Re: [boost] [python] patch for python.jam for setting suffix on HP-UX

From: Boris Gubenko (Boris.Gubenko_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-16 12:36:01

Boris Gubenko wrote:
> Attached patch fixes the problem. Verified on HP-UX PA-RISC with Python
> 2.5. Verified on HP-UX ia64 with Python 2.3 and 2.5 that it does not cause
> any regression. The patch relies on bjam setting correctly OSPLAT variable,
> so, for bjam compiled with aC++ on HP-UX ia64, the patch for jam.h in
>
>  http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2007/11/17975.php
>
> should be committed first.
>
> Ok to commit?

Ping? (the patch in  http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2007/11/17975.php
was committed a couple of days ago).

If I don't hear any objections in the next few days, I'll commit the patch
for python.jam to trunk. It affects only HP-UX platforms and was tested
on these platforms.

Thanks,
  Boris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boris Gubenko" <Boris.Gubenko_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Cc: "Boris Gubenko" <Boris.Gubenko_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 6:09 PM
Subject: [boost] [python] patch for python.jam for setting suffix on HP-UX

> There is a logic in python.jam setting suffix for Boost.Python extension
> files on HP-UX depending on version of Python interpreter. This logic does
> not take into account the fact that on HP-UX PA-RISC, the suffix must be
> ".sl", regardless of the version of Python interpreter (I myself was not
> aware of this fact before yesterday when I saw the results of Boost.Python
> tests on HP-UX_pa_risc_gcc with Python 2.5: the tests compile, but fail
> at run time).
>
> Attached patch fixes the problem. Verified on HP-UX PA-RISC with Python
> 2.5. Verified on HP-UX ia64 with Python 2.3 and 2.5 that it does not cause
> any regression. The patch relies on bjam setting correctly OSPLAT variable,
> so, for bjam compiled with aC++ on HP-UX ia64, the patch for jam.h in
>
>  http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2007/11/17975.php
>
> should be committed first.
>
> Ok to commit?
>
> Thanks,
>  Boris
>
> Index: tools/python.jam
> ===================================================================
> --- tools/python.jam    (revision 41021)
> +++ tools/python.jam    (working copy)
> @@ -991,7 +991,9 @@
>       case cygwin : suffix = dll ;
>       case hpux :
>       {
> -          if [ feature.get-values python : $(condition) ] in 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.1
> 2.2 2.3 2.4
> +          platform = [ modules.peek : OSPLAT ] ;
> +          if $(platform) != IA64 ||
> +             [ feature.get-values python : $(condition) ] in 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.1
> 2.2 2.3 2.4
>           {
>               suffix = sl ;
>           }
>
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