Python

Download Source:	http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.8/Python-2.7.8.tar.bz2
Required Patch:	http://svn.cross-lfs.org/svn/repos/patches/Python/Python-2.7.8-gdbm-1.patch
Required Patch (For Multilib):	http://svn.cross-lfs.org/svn/repos/patches/Python/Python-2.7.8-multilib-1.patch

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Introduction to Python

The Python package contains the Python development environment. This is useful for object-oriented programming, writing scripts, prototyping large programs or developing entire applications.

Dependencies

Optional

• OpenSSL
• Tk
• GDBM
• X Window System

Non-Multilib

Note:
If the test suite (make test) fails because it cannot find
python's math library, then you will need to install python before
you can run the tests.

Note:
If the installation of python fails, try again few times. It appears
to be somewhat inconsistant with regards to whether it works or not.
The -fwrapv flag used with make mostly fixes this. If it still
doesn't complete make install without failing, then use
make -i install instead (-i tells make to ignore errors).
It's less desirable, but it should work.

Compile the package:

patch -Np1 -i ../Python-2.7.8-gdbm-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared &&
make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-fwrapv"

Install the package

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-shared: Enables the building of shared libraries.

-fwrapv: This flag is used to make it so that make test can find the python libraries and so that make install doesn't fail. Why this fixes the problem is unknown. According to GCC, -fwrapv "instructs the compiler to assume that signed arithmetic overflow of addition, subtraction and multiplication wraps around using twos-complement representation."

Multilib

32Bit

Compile the package:

patch -Np1 -i ../Python-2.7.8-gdbm-1.patch &&
CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --enable-shared &&
make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-fwrapv"

Install the package

make install &&
mv -v /usr/bin/python{,-32} &&
mv -v /usr/bin/python2.7.8{,-32} &&
mv -v /usr/include/python2.7.8/pyconfig{,-32}.h

N32

Change the libdir that Python is going to use to lib32:

patch -Np1 -i ../Python-2.7.8-multilib-1.patch
sed -i -e "s:@@MULTILIB_DIR@@:lib32:g" \
        Lib/distutils/command/install.py \
        Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py \
        Lib/site.py \
        Makefile.pre.in \
        Modules/Setup.dist \
        Modules/getpath.c \
        setup.py

Compile the package:

patch -Np1 -i ../Python-2.7.8-gdbm-1.patch &&
CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --libdir=/usr/lib32 --enable-shared &&
make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-fwrapv"

Install the package

make install &&
mv -v /usr/bin/python{,-n32} &&
mv -v /usr/bin/python2.7.8{,-n32} &&
mv -v /usr/include/python2.7.8/pyconfig{,-n32}.h

64Bit

Change the libdir that Python is going to use to lib64:

patch -Np1 -i ../Python-2.7.8-multilib-1.patch
sed -i -e "s:@@MULTILIB_DIR@@:lib64:g" \
        Lib/distutils/command/install.py \
        Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py \
        Lib/site.py \
        Makefile.pre.in \
        Modules/Setup.dist \
        Modules/getpath.c \
        setup.py

Compile the package:

patch -Np1 -i ../Python-2.7.8-gdbm-1.patch &&
CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" CXX="g++ ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --libdir=/usr/lib64 --enable-shared &&
make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-fwrapv"

Install the package

make install &&
mv -v /usr/bin/python{,-64} &&
mv -v /usr/bin/python2.7.8{,-64} &&
ln -sfv multiarch_wrapper /usr/bin/python &&
ln -sfv multiarch_wrapper /usr/bin/python2.4 &&
mv -v /usr/include/python2.7.8/pyconfig{,-64}.h

Creating a Stub Header (Multilib Only)

Creating a Generic Stub Header

cat > /usr/include/python2.7.8/pyconfig.h.h << "EOF"
/* pyconfig.h.h - Stub Header  */
#ifndef __STUB__PYCONFIG.H_H__
#define __STUB__PYCONFIG.H_H__

#if defined(__x86_64__) || \
    defined(__sparc64__) || \
    defined(__arch64__) || \
    defined(__powerpc64__) || \
    defined (__s390x__)
# include "pyconfig.h-64.h"
#else
# include "pyconfig.h-32.h"
#endif

#endif /* __STUB__PYCONFIG.H_H__ */
EOF

Creating a Stub Header For Mips

cat > /usr/include/python2.7.8/pyconfig.h.h << "EOF"
/* pyconfig.h.h - Stub Header  */
#ifndef __STUB__PYCONFIG.H_H__
#define __STUB__PYCONFIG.H_H__

#include <sgidefs.h>

#if (_MIPS_SIM == _ABIO32)
# include "pyconfig.h-32.h"
#elif (_MIPS_SIM == _ABIN32)
# include "pyconfig.h-n32.h"
#elif (_MIPS_SIM == _ABI64)
# include "pyconfig.h-64.h"
#endif

#endif /* __STUB__PYCONFIG.H_H__ */
EOF