Renamed 'link_static_lib() to 'create_static_lib()'.
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/ccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/ccompiler.py
index 2336e96..46dabad 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/ccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/ccompiler.py
@@ -449,11 +449,11 @@
pass
- def link_static_lib (self,
- objects,
- output_libname,
- output_dir=None,
- debug=0):
+ def create_static_lib (self,
+ objects,
+ output_libname,
+ output_dir=None,
+ debug=0):
"""Link a bunch of stuff together to create a static library
file. The "bunch of stuff" consists of the list of object
files supplied as 'objects', the extra object files supplied
@@ -484,10 +484,11 @@
extra_preargs=None,
extra_postargs=None):
"""Link a bunch of stuff together to create a shared library
- file. Has the same effect as 'link_static_lib()' except
- that the filename inferred from 'output_libname' will most
- likely be different, and the type of file generated will
- almost certainly be different
+ file. Similar semantics to 'create_static_lib()', with the
+ addition of other libraries to link against and directories to
+ search for them. Also, of course, the type and name of
+ the generated file will almost certainly be different, as will
+ the program used to create it.
'libraries' is a list of libraries to link against. These are
library names, not filenames, since they're translated into
@@ -503,9 +504,9 @@
default and those supplied to 'add_library_dir()' and/or
'set_library_dirs()'.
- 'debug' is as for 'compile()' and 'link_static_lib()', with the
+ 'debug' is as for 'compile()' and 'create_static_lib()', with the
slight distinction that it actually matters on most platforms
- (as opposed to 'link_static_lib()', which includes a 'debug'
+ (as opposed to 'create_static_lib()', which includes a 'debug'
flag mostly for form's sake).
'extra_preargs' and 'extra_postargs' are as for 'compile()'
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@
extra_preargs=None,
extra_postargs=None):
"""Link a bunch of stuff together to create a binary executable
- file. The "bunch of stuff" is as for 'link_static_lib()'.
+ file. The "bunch of stuff" is as for 'link_shared_lib()'.
'output_progname' should be the base name of the executable
program--e.g. on Unix the same as the output filename, but
on DOS/Windows ".exe" will be appended."""