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Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python

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On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 7:01:50 PM UTC+8, lgabiot wrote:
> Hello,
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> working on OS X 10.8.5
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> Python 2.7
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> I've written a simple C extension for Python that uses the cairo graphic 
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> library.
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> It works well, and I can call it from Python with no problem.
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> The only drawback is that I need to have the cairo library installed on 
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> my system (so it seems my extension calls dynamically the cairo library).
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> I believe this because it doesn't work on a system where cairo is not 
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> installed.
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> Is it possible to link statically cairo to my extension, so that even if 
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> cairo is not installed on a computer, the code will run?
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> I guess I would need to modify the setup.py file using distutils to 
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> compile cairo statically into my .so file?
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> Or am I completely wrong?
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> If someone has a hint...
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> 
> thanks!

Check the  C source code generated 
by Pyrex and check cython for what u 
want, but I did try that out in any 
mobile phone or flat panel
programming.

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Using a static library in a C extension for Python lgabiot <lgabiot@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-22 12:01 +0100
  Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@gmail.com> - 2014-01-22 09:31 -0800
    Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python lgabiot <lgabiot@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-22 20:22 +0100
      Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-01-23 11:09 +1300
        Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python lgabiot <lgabiot@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-23 03:12 +0100
      Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@gmail.com> - 2014-01-23 04:21 -0800
  Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2014-01-23 00:00 +0100
    Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python lgabiot <lgabiot@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-23 03:17 +0100
    Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-23 13:33 +1100
      Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python lgabiot <lgabiot@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-23 08:41 +0100
      Re: Using a static library in a C extension for Python lgabiot <laurent.gabiot@gmail.com> - 2014-01-23 08:41 +0100

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