9806: add --extension-suffix option to python-config.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index fe8fd5d..7b06c69 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@
Build
-----
+- Issue #9806: python-config now has an ``--extension-suffix`` option that
+ outputs the suffix for dynamic libraries including the ABI version name
+ defined by PEP 3149.
+
- Issue #941346: Improve the build process under AIX and allow Python to
be built as a shared library. Patch by Sébastien Sablé.
diff --git a/Misc/python-config.in b/Misc/python-config.in
index 2660574..841cdfa 100644
--- a/Misc/python-config.in
+++ b/Misc/python-config.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
import sysconfig
valid_opts = ['prefix', 'exec-prefix', 'includes', 'libs', 'cflags',
- 'ldflags', 'help']
+ 'ldflags', 'extension-suffix', 'help']
def exit_with_usage(code=1):
print("Usage: {0} [{1}]".format(
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@
libs.extend(getvar('LINKFORSHARED').split())
print(' '.join(libs))
+ elif opt == '--extension-suffix':
+ print(sysconfig.get_config_var('SO'))