[Python-Dev] VERSION in getpath.c (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Sun, 09 Mar 2003 06:40:27 -0500

First, I am new to Python so I hope this is the correct place to post this type of question.

It's not, but you're forgiven.

I am playing with embedding Python 2.3a and I am tring to get importing to work. I have noticed the following in modulesearchpath :

/tftpboot/lib/python21.zip /python/lib/python2.1/lib-dynload The 2.1 comes from the VERSION label at the start of getpath.c. Should this be PACKAGEVERSION ?

No, if you look in the Makefile the VERSION variable is passed in from the Makefile to the compilation of getpath.c (only), so that you can override it (and a few other parameters) from the Makefile command line.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)