Re: AX_SWIG_PYTHON macro problem with cross-compilation

[Václav Zeman]

On 10/27/2012 05:21 PM, Peter Simons wrote:
> Hi Václav,
> 
>  > I am trying to use the macro AX_SWIG_PYTHON in log4cplus library to
>  > generate Python bindings for the library. The AX_SWIG_PYTHON contains
>  > two lines:
>  >
>  > AC_REQUIRE([AX_PKG_SWIG])
>  > AC_REQUIRE([AX_PYTHON_DEVEL])
>  >
>  > The problematic part of this is the AC_REQUIRE there. With this macro
>  > unmodified and during configuration of _cross compilation_, the
>  > configuration of Python fails and the configuration process dies.
>  > Initially I thought it was because of AM_PATH_PYTHON but it has turned
>  > out it was because of AC_REQUIRE([AX_PYTHON_DEVEL]) inside
>  > AX_SWIG_PYTHON. Please see the discussion on Automake's mailing list: <
>  > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2012-10/msg00028.html >
>  >
>  > I have fixed the issue for me by basically inlining the AX_SWIG_PYTHON
>  > macro into configure.ac. Please consider this a bug report for the
>  > AX_SWIG_PYTHON macro. Because, as it is, it is not usable in cross
>  > compilation environment.
> 
> the GNU Autoconf Archive is a distribution of macros that have been
> written by contributors from all over the world. I have forwarded your
> message to the respective authors of AX_SWIG_PYTHON, hoping that one of
> them has an idea how to remedy the issue you have encountered.
Thank you.

I have posted to the mailing list because IME, people are usually not
interested in personal mails and rather want to deal with things in
public mailing lists.

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VZ

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