#5583 Added optional Extensions in Distutils
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/extension.py b/Lib/distutils/extension.py
index 440d128..c80c61e 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/extension.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/extension.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
language : string
extension language (i.e. "c", "c++", "objc"). Will be detected
from the source extensions if not provided.
+ optional : boolean
+ specifies that a build failure in the extension should not abort the
+ build process, but simply not install the failing extension.
"""
# When adding arguments to this constructor, be sure to update
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@
swig_opts = None,
depends=None,
language=None,
+ optional=None,
**kw # To catch unknown keywords
):
assert type(name) is StringType, "'name' must be a string"
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@
self.swig_opts = swig_opts or []
self.depends = depends or []
self.language = language
+ self.optional = optional
# If there are unknown keyword options, warn about them
if len(kw):