Re: Python and Automake

[Vikram Ambrose]

Patrick Moore wrote:
> * On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 09:35:00AM -0400, Vikram Ambrose said: 
>   
> > > to
> > > set PYCFILES to empty, but this doesn't make a ounce of difference
> > >
> > > Is there a way to achieve my goal, or failing that, solely a foo.pyc file
> > > in ${prefix}/lib ?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > paddy
> > >
> > >  
> > >       
> > Not sure if i understood correctly, but you basically want "base" folder 
> > in Foodir?
> >     
>
> I think so.  
>
> I'll reitterate, just in case. :) for a given foo.py, I'd like it byte
> compiled as a .pyc file, and placed in the ${prefix}/lib directory, without
> copying the source across.
>
>   
> > When installing into libpython for example, one uses pkgpython_PYTHON, 
> > perhaps try, nodist_pkgFoo_PYTHON and see if that works
> >     
>
> No luck sadly, it was the same result as before.
>
> But thanks for the suggestion!
>
> p.
>
>   
Oh so you _only_ want the byte compiled file installed?

Then I suppose you could use a post install rule or an 
install-exec-local and delete the uneeded file. Otherwise I don't know 
how you would stop the source from being copied. Doesn't python always 
look for the source file first? and then compile the .pyc when  you run it?

Vikram