From e817acd957c8be17caa6711ddd00e44aa793b355 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:58:25 +0000 Subject: Patch by Jack Jansen: If we attempt to import a dynamic module in a newer (or older) version of Python give an error message tailored to the situation (Python too new/old). --- Python/dynload_mac.c | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/Python/dynload_mac.c b/Python/dynload_mac.c index 58c57d5..8846803 100644 --- a/Python/dynload_mac.c +++ b/Python/dynload_mac.c @@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ dl_funcptr _PyImport_GetDynLoadFunc(const char *fqname, const char *shortname, err = GetDiskFragment(&libspec, 0, 0, fragname, kLoadCFrag, &connID, &mainAddr, errMessage); + if ( err == cfragImportTooOldErr || err == cfragImportTooNewErr ) { + /* + ** Special-case code: if PythonCore is too old or too new this means + ** the dynamic module was meant for a different Python. + */ + if (errMessage[0] == 10 && strncmp((char *)errMessage+1, "PythonCore", 10) == 0 ) { + sprintf(buf, "Dynamic module was built for %s version of MacPython", + (err == cfragImportTooOldErr ? "a newer" : "an older")); + PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, buf); + return NULL; + } + } if ( err ) { sprintf(buf, "%.*s: %.200s", errMessage[0], errMessage+1, -- cgit v0.12