[Getfem-users] Using the getfem python interface on windows

[julien pommier]

Here are some instruction for building the (current, not the 2.0) python 
interface on windows, using the mingw compiler:


I assume python 2.4 or better is installed, with the numarray extension.

I have installed mingw, and the msys shell.

In msys, go in the getfem++ directory, and run the ./configure script.

Do not try to use the --enable-python , it does not seem to detect 
python installations on window..
Just go ahead and compile the getfem interface (i.e. just type "make"). 
When it is built, go in the "interface/src/python" directory,
and compile the getfem_python.c file:

gcc -c -I../src -I../../../src -I(path to python)/include getfem_python.c

then link with libgetfemint, libgetfem and libpython libraries:

g++ -shared -o _getfem.dll ./getfem_python.o ../.libs/libgetfemint.a 
../../../src/.libs/libgetfem.a (path to python)/libs/libpython24.a

and then you have your python extension.

Now, build the getfem.py wrapper:

../../../interface/bin/extract_pydoc python .. > getfem.py

and it's finished ! You can place these two files anywhere, just add the 
path to them in your PYTHONPATH environment variable before running python.

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Julien