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update-python-modules(8) [debian man page]

UPDATE-PYTHON-MODULES(8)				      System Manager's Manual					  UPDATE-PYTHON-MODULES(8)

NAME

       update-python-modules - byte-compile python modules

SYNOPSIS

       update-python-modules [options] [package.public [...]]

DESCRIPTION

       The update-python-modules command is part of the python-support bundle.

       update-python-modules  is  responsible for the byte-compilation of python modules. When used in byte-compilation mode, it will byte-compile
       modules references in the files given on the command line. When used in	installation  mode,  it  will  byte-compile  them  once  for  each
       installed python version, and will make them available for all of them.

       At  each  invocation,  with  or without arguments, update-python-modules will check for installed python versions, and will build or remove
       modules according to new or removed versions since the last time it was run.

ARGUMENTS

       Arguments must be files or directories located in the /usr/share/python-support directory. Depending on their extension, they  are  treated
       differently.

       package.public
	      A file listing public modules to install for each version. These modules must lie in /usr/share/pyshared or /usr/lib/pyshared.

       package.private
	      A file listing private modules to byte-compile for one Python version.

       package/
	      A legacy directory hierarchy of public modules. The C extensions and portions that change with the Python version are to be found in
	      /usr/lib/python-support/pythonX.Y/package/.

       package.dirs
	      A legacy file listing directories where to find private modules.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      Show summary of options.

       -v, --verbose
	      Detail all actions while they are performed.

       -b, --bytecompile
	      Only accept to work on private modules. When given this option, update-python-modules will fail if passed references to public  mod-
	      ules.

       -i, --install
	      Only  accept  to work on public modules. When given this option, update-python-modules will fail if passed references to public mod-
	      ules.

       -c, --clean
	      Clean modules instead of installing them.

       -a, --rebuild-all
	      Rebuild all private modules. This is necessary when the default python version was changed, for example.

       -f, --force-rebuild-all
	      Clean all modules (public and private), and rebuild them.

FILES

       /usr/lib/pymodules/pythonX.Y/
	      These directories contain the byte-compiled modules for version pythonX.Y.

SEE ALSO

       /usr/share/doc/python-support/README.gz

AUTHOR

       Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>.

								    18 Feb 2009 					  UPDATE-PYTHON-MODULES(8)

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PYTHON-CONFIG(1)					      General Commands Manual						  PYTHON-CONFIG(1)

NAME

       python-config - output build options for python C/C++ extensions or embedding

SYNOPSIS

       python-config  [ --prefix ] [ --exec-prefix ] [ --includes ] [ --libs ] [ --cflags ] [ --ldflags ] [ --extension-suffix ] [ --configdir ] [
       --help ]

DESCRIPTION

       python-config helps compiling and linking programs, which embed the Python interpreter, or extension modules that can be loaded dynamically
       (at run time) into the interpreter.

OPTIONS

       --cflags
	      print the C compiler flags.

       --ldflags
	      print the flags that should be passed to the linker.

       --includes
	      similar to --cflags but only with -I options (path to python header files).

       --libs similar to --ldflags but only with -l options (used libraries).

       --prefix
	      prints the prefix (base directory) under which python can be found.

       --exec-prefix
	      print the prefix used for executable program directories (such as bin, sbin, etc).

       --extension-suffix
	      print suffix used for extension modules (including the _d modified for debug builds).

       --configdir
	      prints the path to the configuration directory under which the Makefile, etc. can be found).

       --help print the usage message.

EXAMPLES

       To build the singe-file c program prog against the python library, use

	      gcc $(python-config --cflags --ldflags) progr.cpp -o progr.cpp

       The same in a makefile:

	      CFLAGS+=$(shell python-config --cflags)
	      LDFLAGS+=$(shell python-config --ldflags)
	      all: progr

       To build a dynamically loadable python module, use

	      gcc $(python-config --cflags --ldflags) -shared -fPIC progr.cpp -o progr.so

SEE ALSO

       python (1)
       http://docs.python.org/extending/extending.html
       /usr/share/doc/python/faq/extending.html

AUTHORS

       This manual page was written by Johann Felix Soden <johfel@gmx.de> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).

								 November 27, 2011						  PYTHON-CONFIG(1)
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