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r77031 | ronald.oussoren | 2009-12-24 14:30:58 +0100 (Thu, 24 Dec 2009) | 15 lines
Issue #6834: replace the implementation for the 'python' and 'pythonw' executables on OSX.
The previous implementation used execv(2) to run the real interpreter, which means that
you cannot use the arch(1) tool to select the architecture you want to use for a
universal build because that only affects the python/pythonw wrapper and not the actual
interpreter.
The new version uses posix_spawnv with a number of OSX-specific options that ensure that
the real interpreter is started using the same CPU architecture as the wrapper, and that
means that 'arch -ppc python' now actually works.
I've also changed the way that the wrapper looks for the framework: it is now linked to
the framework rather than hardcoding the framework path. This should make it easier to
provide pythonw support in tools like virtualenv.
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diff --git a/Mac/README b/Mac/README
index f0f41e9..afd2173 100644
--- a/Mac/README
+++ b/Mac/README
@@ -5,6 +5,35 @@
This document provides a quick overview of some Mac OS X specific features in
the Python distribution.
+* ``--enable-framework``
+
+ If this argument is specified the build will create a Python.framework rather
+ than a traditional Unix install. See the section
+ _`Building and using a framework-based Python on Mac OS X` for more
+ information on frameworks.
+
+* ``--with-framework-name=NAME``
+
+ Specify the name for the python framework, defaults to ``Python``. This option
+ is only valid when ``--enable-framework`` is specified.
+
+* ``--enable-universalsdk[=PATH]``
+
+ Create a universal binary build of of Python. This can be used with both
+ regular and framework builds.
+
+ The optional argument specifies which OSX SDK should be used to perform the
+ build. This defaults to ``/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.10.4u.sdk``, specify
+ ``/`` when building on a 10.5 system, especially when building 64-bit code.
+
+ See the section _`Building and using a universal binary of Python on Mac OS X`
+ for more information.
+
+* ``--with-univeral-archs=VALUE``
+
+ Specify the kind of universal binary that should be created. This option is
+ only valid when ``--enable-universalsdk`` is specified.
+
Building and using a universal binary of Python on Mac OS X
===========================================================
@@ -31,6 +60,47 @@
with Xcode 2.1 (or later). You also have to install the 10.4u SDK when
installing Xcode.
+2.1 Flavours of universal binaries
+..................................
+
+It is possible to build a number of flavours of the universal binary build,
+the default is a 32-bit only binary (i386 and ppc). The flavour can be
+specified using the option ``--with-universal-archs=VALUE``. The following
+values are available:
+
+ * ``32-bit``: ``ppc``, ``i386``
+
+ * ``64-bit``: ``ppc64``, ``x86_64``
+
+ * ``all``: ``ppc``, ``ppc64``, ``i386``, ``x86_64``
+
+ * ``3-way``: ``ppc``, ``i386`` and ``x86_64``
+
+ * ``intel``: ``i386``, ``x86_64``
+
+To build a universal binary that includes a 64-bit architecture, you must build
+on a system running OSX 10.5 or later. The ``all`` flavour can only be built on
+OSX 10.5.
+
+The makefile for a framework build will install ``python32`` and ``pythonw32``
+binaries when the universal architecures includes at least one 32-bit architecture
+(that is, for all flavours but ``64-bit``).
+
+Running a specific archicture
+.............................
+
+You can run code using a specific architecture using the ``arch`` command::
+
+ $ arch -i386 python
+
+Or to explicitly run in 32-bit mode, regardless of the machine hardware::
+
+ $ arch -i386 -ppc python
+
+NOTE: When you're using a framework install of Python this requires at least
+Python 2.7 or 3.2, in earlier versions the python (and pythonw) commands are
+wrapper tools that execute the real interpreter without ensuring that the
+real interpreter runs with the same architecture.
Building and using a framework-based Python on Mac OS X.
========================================================