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<H1>Building Mac Python from source</H1>
<HR>
-This document explains how to build MacPython from source. This is necessary if
-you want to write extension modules for 68K Python, and currently also
-probably the easiest way to build PPC extension modules. Building Python
-is not something to be undertaken lightly, the process is not very streamlined
-so you need a reasonable working knowledge of the CodeWarrior development
-environment, a good net connection and probably quite some time too. <p>
-The information density in this file is high, so you should probably print it and
-read it at your leasure. Most things are explained only once (and probably in the
-wrong place:-). <p>
+This document explains how to build MacPython from source. This is
+necessary if you want to write extension modules for 68K Python, and
+currently also probably the easiest way to build PPC extension
+modules. Building Python is not something to be undertaken lightly,
+the process is not very streamlined so you need a reasonable working
+knowledge of the CodeWarrior development environment, a good net
+connection and probably quite some time too. <p>
-I am very interested in feedback on this document, contact me at
-<A HREF="mailto:jack@cwi.nl"><jack@cwi.nl></A> or send your comments to the
-<A HREF="http://www.python.org/sigs/pythonmac-sig/">Mac Python Special Interest Group</A>.
+The information density in this file is high, so you should probably
+print it and read it at your leasure. Most things are explained only
+once (and probably in the wrong place:-). <p>
+
+I am very interested in feedback on this document, contact me at <A
+HREF="mailto:jack@cwi.nl"><jack@cwi.nl></A> or send your
+comments to the <A
+HREF="http://www.python.org/sigs/pythonmac-sig/">Mac Python Special
+Interest Group</A>.
<H2>What you need.</H2>
The following things you definitely need:
<UL>
-<LI>
-You need a MacPython source distribution, of course. You can obtain one from
-<A HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A>,
-and possibly also from the standard
-<A HREF="ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/mac">python.org ftp site</A>. Everything you
-need is also included in the standard Python source distribution, but the organization
-is different. Look in directory <code>Mac/mwerks/projects</code> for the project files and related
-stuff.
-<LI>
-You need MetroWerks CodeWarrior. The current distribution has been built with version 9
-of CodeWarrior. Ordering information is available on the
-<A HREF="http://www.metrowerks.com/">MetroWerks homepage</A>. You might still be
-able to build Python with MPW or Think/Symantec C but you are basically on your own.
+<LI> You need a MacPython source distribution, of course. You can
+obtain one from <A
+HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A>,
+and possibly also from the standard <A
+HREF="ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/mac">python.org ftp
+site</A>. Everything you need is also included in the standard Python
+source distribution, but the organization is different. Look in
+directory <code>Mac/mwerks/projects</code> for the project files and
+related stuff.
-<LI>
-You need GUSI, the Grand Unified Socket Interface, by Matthias Neeracher. The
-current distribution has been built with CWGUSI 1.6.4, obtainable from
-<A HREF="ftp://ftp.switch.ch/software/mac/src/mw_c">ftp://ftp.switch.ch/software/mac/src/mw_c</A>.
-It is possible to build a non-GUSI Python, see below. The correct version of CWGUSI is
-also included in the Tcl/Tk distribution, by the way.
+<LI> You need MetroWerks CodeWarrior. The current distribution has
+been built with version 9 of CodeWarrior. Ordering information is
+available on the <A HREF="http://www.metrowerks.com/">MetroWerks
+homepage</A>. You might still be able to build Python with MPW or
+Think/Symantec C but you are basically on your own.
+
+<LI> You need GUSI, the Grand Unified Socket Interface, by Matthias
+Neeracher. The current distribution has been built with CWGUSI 1.7.2,
+obtainable from <A
+HREF="ftp://ftp.switch.ch/software/mac/src/mw_c">ftp://ftp.switch.ch/software/mac/src/mw_c</A>.
+It is possible to build a non-GUSI Python, see below.
+
</UL>
-<A NAME="optional">The MacPython project files are configured to include a plethora of optional modules</A>, and
-these modules need a number extra packages. To use the project files as-is you have to
-download these packages too. PPC Python has all such modules as dynamically loaded modules,
-so if you don't need a certain package it suffices to just refrain from builing the
-extension module. For 68K Python things are a bit more complicated: you have to edit the
-interpreter project file to remove the reference to the module (and the libraries it uses).
-Here are the locations for the various things you need:
+<A NAME="optional">The MacPython project files are configured to
+include a plethora of optional modules</A>, and these modules need a
+number extra packages. To use the project files as-is you have to
+download these packages too. PPC Python has all such modules as
+dynamically loaded modules, so if you don't need a certain package it
+suffices to just refrain from builing the extension module. For 68K
+Python things are a bit more complicated: you have to edit the
+interpreter project file to remove the reference to the module (and
+the libraries it uses). Here are the locations for the various things
+you need:
<UL>
-<LI>
-Tcl and Tk can be obtained from
-<A HREF="ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/mac/">ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/mac/</A>.
-The current distributions, Tcl 7.5 and Tk 4.1, were packaged in a hurry
-and need a bit
-of work, see the section on <A HREF="#tcltk">building Tcl/Tk Python</A> below. Get the "full source"
-distribution, which includes CWGUSI (which Python also needs) and MoreFiles.
-<LI>
-Waste, a TextEdit replacement written by Marco Piovanelli,
-<A HREF="mailto:piovanel@kagi.com"><piovanel@kagi.com></A>.
-Python was built using version 1.2a5, which you can obtain from
-<A HREF="ftp://ftp.dsi.unimi.it/DSI/piovanel/waste"><ftp://ftp.dsi.unimi.it/DSI/piovanel/waste></A>.
+<LI> Tcl and Tk can be obtained from <A
+HREF="ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/mac/">ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/mac/</A>.
+The current distributions, Tcl 7.5p1 and Tk 4.1p1 need a bit of work,
+see the section on <A HREF="#tcltk">building Tcl/Tk Python</A>
+below. Get the "full source" distribution, which includes MoreFiles.
-<LI>
-JPEG library by the Independent JPEG Group. Python is still built using an archaic version
-of the library, version 4. It can be obtained from the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">
-ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A> directory, complete with CW8 projects. If someone manages
-to build Python with the version 6 library I would be grateful if they sent me the changes needed.
-The most recent JPEG library can always be obtained from
-<A HREF="ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/">ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/</A>.
+<LI> Waste, a TextEdit replacement written by Marco Piovanelli, <A
+HREF="mailto:piovanel@kagi.com"><piovanel@kagi.com></A>. Python
+was built using version 1.2, which you can obtain from <A
+HREF="ftp://rhino.harvard.edu/pub/dan/WASTE"><ftp://rhino.harvard.edu/pub/dan/WASTE></A>
+and various other places.
-<LI>
-The netpbm/pbmplus and libtiff libraries. The netpbm distribution (which includes libtiff) is generally
-available on Internet ftp servers. For Python pbmplus, an older incarnation of netpbm, is functionally
-identical to netpbm, since Python only uses the library and not the complete applications. A
-distribution with correct projects and library source only is available from, you guessed it,
-<A HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A>.
+<LI> JPEG library by the Independent JPEG Group. Python is still built
+using an archaic version of the library, version 4. It can be obtained
+from the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">
+ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A> directory, complete with CW8
+projects. If someone manages to build Python with the version 6
+library I would be grateful if they sent me the changes needed. The
+most recent JPEG library can always be obtained from <A
+HREF="ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/">ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/</A>.
+
+<LI> The netpbm/pbmplus and libtiff libraries. The netpbm distribution
+(which includes libtiff) is generally available on Internet ftp
+servers. For Python pbmplus, an older incarnation of netpbm, is
+functionally identical to netpbm, since Python only uses the library
+and not the complete applications. A distribution with correct
+projects and library source only is available from, you guessed it, <A
+HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A>.
+
</UL>
<H2>Setting Up</H2>
-Now that you have collected everything you should start with building the various parts. Everything
-is independent, with the single exception that Tcl and Tk depend on CWGUSI. If you don't want to
-fix access paths try to set things up as follows:
+Now that you have collected everything you should start with building
+the various parts. Everything is independent, with the single
+exception that Tcl and Tk depend on CWGUSI. If you don't want to fix
+access paths try to set things up as follows:
+
<PRE>
Top-level-folder:
- CWGUSI 1.6.4
+ CWGUSI
imglibs
libjpeg
pbmplus
libtiff
- MoreFiles 1.4.1 (not needed by Python, only by tcl/tk)
+ MoreFiles 1.4.2 (not needed by Python, only by tcl/tk)
Python
Tcl 7.5
Tk 4.1
+ Waste 1.2 distribution (if you want waste)
</PRE>
-Now build all the libraries. In <code>CWGUSI</code> you build the projects
-<code>GUSI.68K.µ</code> and <code>GUSI.PPC.µ</code>, in <code>MoreFiles</code>,
-<code>libjpeg</code>, <code>pbmplus</code> and<code>libtiff</code> you build all
-projects. Tcl/tk is a special case, see below. Of course, if you are only
-interested in 68K you can skip building the PPC libraries and vice versa.
+Now build all the libraries. In <code>CWGUSI</code> you build the
+projects <code>GUSI.68K.µ</code> and <code>GUSI.PPC.µ</code>, in
+<code>MoreFiles</code>, <code>libjpeg</code>, <code>pbmplus</code>
+and<code>libtiff</code> you build all projects. Tcl/tk is a special
+case, see below. Of course, if you are only interested in 68K you can
+skip building the PPC libraries and vice versa.
<H2><A NAME="tcltk">Building Tcl/Tk</H2>
-You need to make a minor organizational change to the Tcl/Tk distribution. The current instructions
-are for the <code>tcl7.5</code> and <code>tk4.1</code> distribution:
+You need to make a minor organizational change to the Tcl/Tk
+distribution. The current instructions are for the
+<code>tcl7.5.1</code> and <code>tk4.1.1</code> distribution:
+
<UL>
-<LI> Rename the <code>compat</code> folders to <code>(compat)</code> in both the Tcl and Tk folders.
-<LI> In the Tcl folder, move <code>strncasecmp.c</code> from <code>(compat)</code> to the
-main Tcl folder.
+<LI> Rename the <code>compat</code> folders to <code>(compat)</code>
+in both the Tcl and Tk folders.
-<LI> Fix the Tk and Tcl library project access paths: they refer to
-<code>MoreFiles 1.4.2</code>, change this to <code>MoreFiles 1.4.1</code>.
-Alternatively you could get the real MoreFiles 1.4.2, but there seem to be problems with
-this too (undefined references).
+<LI> In the Tcl folder, move <code>strncasecmp.c</code> and
+<code>tclErrno.h</code> from <code>(compat)</code> to the main Tcl
+folder.
-<LI> Fix the Tk and Tcl library project header file: it is set to
-<code>MacHeaders.h</code> but should be set to <code>MW_TkHeader.h</code>
-and <code>MW_TclHeader.h</code> respectively.
+<LI> Fix <code>dnr.c</code> as provided by MetroWerks by inserting
+<pre><code> #pragma ANSI_strict off </code></pre> at the
+beginning. The tcl library is built with strict ANSI on, and this file
+uses C++ style comments.
-<LI> You are <em>strongly</em> advised to make a fix to <code>tcl.h</code>. As distributed,
-tcl and tk assume that malloc calls always succeed and use the resulting pointer without
-checking for <code>NULL</code> values. Needless to say, this wreaks havoc on a Macintosh.
-Fortunately a checking malloc is included and easy to enable: look for the
-<code>#define</code>'s for ckalloc, ckfree and ckrealloc and replace them by the
-following code:
+<LI> If you want to build <code>SimpleTcl</code> and
+<code>SimpleTk</code> you will probably have to remove the references
+to <code>libmoto</code> from the project.
+
+<LI> You are <EM>strongly</EM> advised to add a line
<pre><code>
-# define ckalloc(x) Tcl_Ckalloc(x)
-# define ckfree(x) Tcl_Ckfree(x)
-# define ckrealloc(x,y) Tcl_Ckrealloc(x,y)
+#define USE_TCLALLOC 1
</code></pre>
-With this fix, out-of-memory situations will still cause a hard abort of the python
-interpreter, but at least they will not crash your system.
+somewhere at the beginning of <code>MW_TclHeader.pch</code>.
+As distributed, tcl and tk assume that malloc calls always succeed and
+use the resulting pointer without checking for <code>NULL</code>
+values. Needless to say, this wreaks havoc on a Macintosh.
-<LI> If you want to build <code>SimpleTcl</code> and <code>SimpleTk</code>
-to make sure that the distributions are working you should make the previous
-changes in those projects too. Moreover, you have to replace the MoreFiles
-library reference by the correct one <code>MoreFiles 1.4.1:Libraries:MoreFiles.PPC</code>
-(or 68K).
</UL>
-Build first the GUSI and MoreFiles libraries, then the Tcl library, then SimpleTcl
-(test it by typing <code>ls -l</code> in the window you get) then the Tk library, then SimpleTk
-(which can again be tested with <code>ls -l</code>). If this all worked you are all set to try
+Build first the MoreFiles library, then the Tcl library, then
+SimpleTcl (test it by typing <code>ls -l</code> in the window you get)
+then the Tk library, then SimpleTk (which can again be tested with
+<code>ls -l</code>). If this all worked you are all set to try
building Python.
+<H2>Building Waste</H2>
+
+You do not need to build the Waste libraries, as Python includes the
+source modules themselves. You have to make one modification,
+though. In file <code>ICCFMGlue.c</code> in folder <code>Minimal IC
+APIs</code>, add the following lines:
+
+<blockquote><pre><code>
+#include <Gestalt.h>
+#include <Errors.h>
+</code></pre></blockquote>
+
<H2>The organization of the Python source tree</H2>
-Time for a short break, while we have a look at the organization of the Python source tree.
-At the top level, we find the following folders:
+Time for a short break, while we have a look at the organization of
+the Python source tree. At the top level, we find the following
+folders:
<DL>
<DT> build.mac68k.stand
<DD> This is where you will build 68K interpreters.
<DT> build.macppc.shared
-<DD> This is where you build the PPC shared library, interpreter and applet framework.
+<DD> This is where you build the PPC shared library, interpreter and
+applet framework.
<DT> build.macppc.stand
<DD> This is where you build a nonshared PPC interpreter (optional).
<DT> Demo
-<DD> Demo programs that are not Mac-specific. Some of these may not work, the file
-<code>README-Mac</code> has some details.
+<DD> Demo programs that are not Mac-specific. Some of these may not
+work, the file <code>README-Mac</code> has some details.
<DT> Extensions
-<DD> Extensions to the interpreter that are not Mac-specific. Contains only the <code>img</code>
-extension in this distribution. Extensions are <em>not</em> built here, as they are on Unix,
-but incorporated in the core interpreter or built as plugin modules.
+<DD> Extensions to the interpreter that are not Mac-specific. Contains
+only the <code>img</code> extension in this distribution. Extensions
+are <em>not</em> built here, as they are on Unix, but incorporated in
+the core interpreter or built as plugin modules.
<DT> Grammar
-<DD> The Python grammar. Included for reference only, you cannot build the parser on a Mac.
+<DD> The Python grammar. Included for reference only, you cannot build
+the parser on a Mac.
<DT> Include
<DD> Machine-independent header files.
<DT> Modules
-<DD> Machine-independent optional modules. Not all of these will work on the Mac.
+<DD> Machine-independent optional modules. Not all of these will work
+on the Mac.
<DT> Objects
-<DD> Machine-independent code for various objects. Most of these are not really optional: the
-interpreter will not function without them.
+<DD> Machine-independent code for various objects. Most of these are
+not really optional: the interpreter will not function without them.
<DT> Parser
<DD> The Python parser (machine-independent).
@@ -200,23 +228,25 @@
<DD> This is where you build the PPC dynamically-loaded plugin modules.
<DT> Python
-<DD> The core interpreter. Most files are machine-independent, some are unix-specific
-and not used on the Mac.
+<DD> The core interpreter. Most files are machine-independent, some
+are unix-specific and not used on the Mac.
<DT> Tools
-<DD> Tools for python developers. Contains <code>modulator</code> which builds skeleton
-C extension modules and <code>bgen</code> which generates complete interface modules from
-information in C header files. There are some readme files, but more documentation is
-sorely needed.
+<DD> Tools for python developers. Contains <code>modulator</code>
+which builds skeleton C extension modules and <code>bgen</code> which
+generates complete interface modules from information in C header
+files. There are some readme files, but more documentation is sorely
+needed.
+
</DL>
All the mac-specific stuff lives in the <code>Mac</code> folder:
<DL>
<DT> Compat
-<DD> Unix-compatability routines. Some of these are not used anymore, since CWGUSI provides
-a rather complete emulation, but you may need these if you are trying to build a non-GUSI
-python.
+<DD> Unix-compatability routines. Some of these are not used anymore,
+since CWGUSI provides a rather complete emulation, but you may need
+these if you are trying to build a non-GUSI python.
<DT> Demo
<DD> Mac-specific demo programs, some of them annotated.
@@ -225,28 +255,34 @@
<DD> Mac-specific but compiler-independent include files.
<DT> Lib
-<DD> Mac-specific standard modules. The <code>toolbox</code> folder contains modules
-specifically needed with various MacOS toolbox interface modules.
+<DD> Mac-specific standard modules. The <code>toolbox</code> folder
+contains modules specifically needed with various MacOS toolbox
+interface modules.
<DT> Modules
-<DD> Mac-specific builtin modules. Theoretically these are all optional, but some are
-rather essential (like <code>macmodule</code>). A lot of these modules are generated
-with <code>bgen</code>, in which case the bgen input files are included so you can attempt to
-regenerate them or extend them.
+<DD> Mac-specific builtin modules. Theoretically these are all
+optional, but some are rather essential (like
+<code>macmodule</code>). A lot of these modules are generated with
+<code>bgen</code>, in which case the bgen input files are included so
+you can attempt to regenerate them or extend them.
<DT> MPW
-<DD> MPW-specific files. These have not been used or kept up-to-date for a long time, so
-use at your own risk.
+<DD> MPW-specific files. These have not been used or kept up-to-date
+for a long time, so use at your own risk.
<DT> mwerks
-<DD> Mwerks-specific sources and headers. Contains glue code for Pythons shared-library
-architecture, a replacement for <code>malloc</code> and a directory with various projects
-for building variations on the Python interpreter. The <code>mwerks_*.h</code> files here
-are the option-setting files for the various interpreters and such, comparable to the unix
-command-line <code>-D</code> options to the compiler. Each project uses the correct option file
-as its "prefix file" in the "C/C++ language" settings. Disabling optional modules (for the 68K
-interpreter), building non-GUSI interpreters and various other things are accomplished by
-modifying these files (and possibly changing the list of files included in the project window, of course).
+<DD> Mwerks-specific sources and headers. Contains glue code for
+Pythons shared-library architecture, a replacement for
+<code>malloc</code> and a directory with various projects for building
+variations on the Python interpreter. The <code>mwerks_*.h</code>
+files here are the option-setting files for the various interpreters
+and such, comparable to the unix command-line <code>-D</code> options
+to the compiler. Each project uses the correct option file as its
+"prefix file" in the "C/C++ language" settings. Disabling optional
+modules (for the 68K interpreter), building non-GUSI interpreters and
+various other things are accomplished by modifying these files (and
+possibly changing the list of files included in the project window, of
+course).
<DT> Python
<DD> Mac-specific parts of the core interpreter.
@@ -255,8 +291,9 @@
<DD> Resource files needed to build the interpreter.
<DT> Scripts
-<DD> A collection of various mac-specific Python scripts. Some are essential, some are useful but few
-are documented, so you will have to use your imagination to work them out.
+<DD> A collection of various mac-specific Python scripts. Some are
+essential, some are useful but few are documented, so you will have to
+use your imagination to work them out.
<DT> Unsupported
<DD> Modules that are not supported any longer but may still work with a little effort.
@@ -264,86 +301,114 @@
<H2>Building the 68K interpreter</H2>
-If you have all the optional libraries mentioned <A HREF="#optional">above</A> loaded buildin Python
-for 68K macs is a breeze: open the project in the folder <code>build.mac68k.stand</code> and build it.
-Do <em>not</em> run it yet, this will possibly result in a garbled preferences file. <p>
+If you have all the optional libraries mentioned <A
+HREF="#optional">above</A> loaded buildin Python for 68K macs is a
+breeze: open the project in the folder <code>build.mac68k.stand</code>
+and build it. Do <em>not</em> run it yet, this will possibly result
+in a garbled preferences file. <p>
-First remove the <code>Python preferences</code> file
-from your preference folder, only if you had an older version of Python installed.
-(this is also what you do if you did not heed the last sentence of the
-preceeding paragraph). Next, move the interpreter to the main Python folder (up one level) and run it
-there. This will create a correct initial preferences file. You are now all set, and your tree
-should be completely compatible with a binary-only distribution. Read the release notes
-(<code>Relnotes-somethingorother</code>) and <code>ReadMeOrSuffer</code> in the <code>Mac</code> folder.
+First remove the <code>Python preferences</code> file from your
+preference folder, only if you had an older version of Python
+installed. (this is also what you do if you did not heed the last
+sentence of the preceeding paragraph). Next, move the interpreter to
+the main Python folder (up one level) and run it there. This will
+create a correct initial preferences file. You are now all set, and
+your tree should be completely compatible with a binary-only
+distribution. Read the release notes
+(<code>Relnotes-somethingorother</code>) and
+<code>ReadMeOrSuffer</code> in the <code>Mac</code> folder.
<H2>Building the PPC interpreter</H2>
-First you build the interpreter, core library and applet skeleton in folder <code>build.macppc.stand</code>.
-The order to build things is the following:
+First you build the interpreter, core library and applet skeleton in
+folder <code>build.macppc.stand</code>. The order to build things is
+the following:
<DL>
<DT> PythonCoreRuntime
-<DD> A modified version of the MetroWerks runtime library that is suitable for Pythons' shared library
-architecture. The sources all come from the MW distribution.
+<DD> A modified version of the MetroWerks runtime library that is
+suitable for Pythons' shared library architecture. The sources all
+come from the MW distribution.
<DT> PythonCore
-<DD> The shared library that contains the bulk of the interpreter and its resources. It is a good idea to
-immedeately put an alias to this shared library in the <code>Extensions</code> folder of your system folder.
-Do exactly that: put an <em>alias</em> there, copying or moving the file will cause you grief later.
+<DD> The shared library that contains the bulk of the interpreter and
+its resources. It is a good idea to immedeately put an alias to this
+shared library in the <code>Extensions</code> folder of your system
+folder. Do exactly that: put an <em>alias</em> there, copying or
+moving the file will cause you grief later.
<DT> PythonPPC
-<DD> The interpreter. This is basically a routine to call out to the shared library. Because of the
-organization of GUSI it also contains the Gusi settings resource (together with a ResEdit template,
-so you can change the gusi settings should you feel like doing so).
-Do <em>not</em> run it yet, this will possibly result in a garbled preferences file. <p>
+<DD> The interpreter. This is basically a routine to call out to the
+shared library. Because of the organization of GUSI it also contains
+the Gusi settings resource (together with a ResEdit template, so you
+can change the gusi settings should you feel like doing so). Do
+<em>not</em> run it yet, this will possibly result in a garbled
+preferences file. <p>
<DT> PythonApplet
-<DD> The applet skeleton application. Very similar to <code>PythonPPC</code>, but it calls to a different
-entrypoint in the core library. The <code>mkapplet</code> script will copy this complete file, and add
-a <code>'PYC '</code> with the module to generate an applet. <p>
+<DD> The applet skeleton application. Very similar to
+<code>PythonPPC</code>, but it calls to a different entrypoint in the
+core library. The <code>mkapplet</code> script will copy this complete
+file, and add a <code>'PYC '</code> with the module to generate an
+applet. <p>
+
</DL>
-After creating the alias to <code>PythonCore</code> you should move <code>PythonPPC</code> to the main
-Python folder. Next you remove any old <code>Python Preferences</code> file from the <code>Preferences</code>
-folder (if you had python installed on your system before) and run the interpreter once to create the
-correct preferences file. You should also make an alias to <code>PythonApplet</code> in the main Python
-folder. (again: making an alias is preferrable to copying or moving the file, since this will cause the
-correct file to be used if you ever rebuild PythonApplet). <p>
+After creating the alias to <code>PythonCore</code> you should move
+<code>PythonPPC</code> to the main Python folder. Next you remove any
+old <code>Python Preferences</code> file from the
+<code>Preferences</code> folder (if you had python installed on your
+system before) and run the interpreter once to create the correct
+preferences file. You should also make an alias to
+<code>PythonApplet</code> in the main Python folder. (again: making an
+alias is preferrable to copying or moving the file, since this will
+cause the correct file to be used if you ever rebuild
+PythonApplet). <p>
-Next, you have to build the extension modules in the <code>PlugIns</code> folder. Open each project and
-build it. After all the dynamically loaded modules are built you have to create a number of aliases: some
-modules live together in a single dynamic library. Copy or move the <code>MkPluginAliases.py</code> script
-from <code>Mac:scripts</code> to the main python folder and run it. <p>
+Next, you have to build the extension modules in the
+<code>PlugIns</code> folder. Open each project and build it. After all
+the dynamically loaded modules are built you have to create a number
+of aliases: some modules live together in a single dynamic
+library. Copy or move the <code>MkPluginAliases.py</code> script from
+<code>Mac:scripts</code> to the main python folder and run it. <p>
-Finally, you must build the standard applets: <code>EditPythonPrefs</code>, <code>mkapplet</code>, etc. This
-is easiest done with the <code>fullbuild</code> script from <code>Mac:scripts</code>. Answer <em>no</em> to
-all questions except when it asks whether to build the applets. <p>
+Finally, you must build the standard applets:
+<code>EditPythonPrefs</code>, <code>mkapplet</code>, etc. This is
+easiest done with the <code>fullbuild</code> script from
+<code>Mac:scripts</code>. Answer <em>no</em> to all questions except
+when it asks whether to build the applets. <p>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
-Actually, the <code>fullbuild</code> script can be used to build everything, but you need a fully-functional
-interpreter before you can use it (and one that isn't rebuilt in the process: you cannot rebuild a running
-program). You could copy the 68K interpreter to a different place and use that to run fullbuild, or use the
-standalone PPC python for this. I tend to keep a standalone interpreter in a safe place for this use only.
+Actually, the <code>fullbuild</code> script can be used to build
+everything, but you need a fully-functional interpreter before you can
+use it (and one that isn't rebuilt in the process: you cannot rebuild
+a running program). You could copy the 68K interpreter to a different
+place and use that to run fullbuild, or use the standalone PPC python
+for this. I tend to keep a standalone interpreter in a safe place for
+this use only.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
-You are all set now, and should read the release notes and <code>ReadMeOrSuffer</code> file from
-the <code>Mac</code> folder.
+You are all set now, and should read the release notes and
+<code>ReadMeOrSuffer</code> file from the <code>Mac</code> folder.
<H2>Odds and ends</H2>
Some remarks that I could not fit in elsewhere:
<UL>
-<LI>
-It may be possible to use the <code>PythonCore</code> shared library to embed Python in
-another program, if your program can live with using GUSI for I/O. Use PythonCore in stead of
-your C library (or, at the very least, link it before the normal C library). Let me know whether this
-works.
-<LI>
-It is possible to build PPC extension modules without building a complete Python. Take the binary distribution,
-add folders <code>Include</code>, <code>Mac:Include</code> and <code>Mac:mwerks</code> from the source
-distribution and you should be all set. A template for a dynamic module can be found in <code>xxmodule.µ</code>.
+<LI> It may be possible to use the <code>PythonCore</code> shared
+library to embed Python in another program, if your program can live
+with using GUSI for I/O. Use PythonCore in stead of your C library
+(or, at the very least, link it before the normal C library). Let me
+know whether this works.
+
+<LI> It is possible to build PPC extension modules without building a
+complete Python. Take the binary distribution, add folders
+<code>Include</code>, <code>Mac:Include</code> and
+<code>Mac:mwerks</code> from the source distribution and you should be
+all set. A template for a dynamic module can be found in
+<code>xxmodule.µ</code>.
<UL>