• Victor Stinner's avatar
    bpo-36721: Add --embed option to python-config (GH-13500) · 0a8e5724
    Victor Stinner authored
    To embed Python into an application, a new --embed option must be
    passed to "python3-config --libs --embed" to get "-lpython3.8" (link
    the application to libpython). To support both 3.8 and older, try
    "python3-config --libs --embed" first and fallback to "python3-config
    --libs" (without --embed) if the previous command fails.
    
    Add a pkg-config "python-3.8-embed" module to embed Python into an
    application: "pkg-config python-3.8-embed --libs" includes
    "-lpython3.8".  To support both 3.8 and older, try "pkg-config
    python-X.Y-embed --libs" first and fallback to "pkg-config python-X.Y
    --libs" (without --embed) if the previous command fails (replace
    "X.Y" with the Python version).
    
    On the other hand, "pkg-config python3.8 --libs" no longer contains
    "-lpython3.8". C extensions must not be linked to libpython (except
    on Android, case handled by the script); this change is backward
    incompatible on purpose.
    
    "make install" now also installs "python-3.8-embed.pc".
    0a8e5724
Makefile.pre.in 64.9 KB