[vsipl++] patch: python bindings prototype

[Stefan Seefeld]

Jules Bergmann wrote:
> Stefan,
> 
> How does this behave when python isn't present on the system?  It looks
> like configure will run python even if scripting isn't enabled.
> 
> Can you gate the python bindings with --enable-scripting?  If the user
> doesn't explicitly '--enable-scripting', then configure shouldn't try to
> run python.

You are right. The attached patch moves the python checks into the
block that is only executed if scripting is enabled. (Patch is checked in.)

> Also, what is the story with shared libraries?  That is only for the
> scripting, right?

Yes. Python extension modules are built as DSOs, so I had to add some
harness to support that. Nothing else is affected by that.

Regards,
		Stefan

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