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@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@ BUILDING PYTHON 1.2 FOR THE MACINTOSH ************************************* -Python can be built on the Mac using either THINK C 6.0 (or 7.0), MPW -3.2, or CodeWarrior 5.0. In the past it has also been compiled with -earlier versions of Think and MPW, but no guarantees are made that the -source is still compatible with those versions. Think C 5.0 appears -to be OK. Likewise, new compiler versions may effectively change the +Python can be built on the Mac using either THINK C 6.0 (or 7.0), or +CodeWarrior 5.0 (for 68K and PPC). In the past it has also been compiled +with earlier versions of Think, but no guarantees are made that the +source is still compatible with those versions. (Think C 5.0 appears +to be OK.) Likewise, new compiler versions may effectively change the language accepted (or the library provided!) and thus cause problems. +MPW is a special case -- it used to be possible to build Python as +an MPW tool using MPW 3.2, and this may still work, but I haven't +tried this lately. What I have tried, however, is building Python +as a shared library for CFM-68K, using the Symantec C compiler for MPW. +See subdirectory MPW and the README file there for more info. + 1. Using Think C 6.0 (or 7.0) ============================= @@ -151,36 +157,7 @@ to it. It is lying. What you should do instead is "Check Link..." and _then_ hit Run. Why? Ask Symantec. -2. Using MPW 3.2 -================ - -The subdirectory MPW contains a README.MPW file, a buildall script and -several Makefiles, kindly contributed by Richard Walker of Island -Software. Move these files to the corresponding locations relative to -the Python root directory (where Mac-Makefile should become Makefile -in the Mac subdirectory, etc.), and run the buildall script. The -README.MPW file contains more instructions and caveats (I've added -some remarks of my own at the end). - -Some notes: - -- The MPW and THINK C ports share all source files, including config.c - and config.h -- all differentiation is done based on #ifdef THINK_C - or #ifdef MPW (#ifdef macintosh is used for code that should be seen - by all Mac compilers). - -- The dynload subdirectory contains an attempt to create dynamically - loadable modules from CODE segments. This was not very successful - due to the restrictions on CODE segments (no global variables, no - calls to external functions). Maybe Apple's new shared library - manager will be a better starting point. - -- I haven't tried building STDWIN with MPW recently. There is MPW - specific code all over the STDWIN source but it is for a much older - version of the compiler and library. - - -3. Using MicroWerks CodeWarrior 5.0 +2. Using MicroWerks CodeWarrior 5.0 =================================== Essentially, follow the instructions for Think C. |