setup.py: if ctypes inquiry fails, continue with compilation instead of failing with stacktrace

- this leads to better error information, esp. with easy_install which suppresses stackrace

setup.py: if ctypes inquiry fails, continue with compilation instead of failing with stacktrace
- this leads to better error information, esp. with easy_install which suppresses stackrace
6115337d · Denis Bilenko · 981ec9a1 · 6115337d
Commit 6115337d authored Dec 29, 2009 by Denis Bilenko
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--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -160,8 +160,11 @@ else:
        LIBEVENT_MAJOR = get_version_from_library_path(d)

    if LIBEVENT_MAJOR is None and ctypes:
-        libevent = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(libevent_fn)
-        LIBEVENT_MAJOR = get_version_from_ctypes(libevent, libevent_fn)
+        try:
+            libevent = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(libevent_fn)
+            LIBEVENT_MAJOR = get_version_from_ctypes(libevent, libevent_fn)
+        except OSError:
+            pass

    # search system library dirs (unless explicit library directory was provided)
    if LIBEVENT_MAJOR is None and not library_dirs: