Re: [Plplot-devel] python works fine on RH 7.3

[Maurice L. <mj...@ga...>]

Alan W. Irwin writes:
 > Maurice, I just built the plplot (1.5) python interface on RH 7.3 without
 > any problems For example, I can run pythondemos.py in plplot/tmp without any
 > problems.
 > 
 > One potentially significant difference from your effort is I
 > used the attached python interface files that I generated with swig
 > on my Debian system.  Could you please do the following?
 > 
 > (1) See if the attached files work for you.  They of course should be placed
 > in bindings/python with the exact names I have given them.  The Makefile and
 > the symlinks set up in tmp by configure should take care of the rest.

Hi, I finally got around to doing this, and yes it works!  For the first time
ever, I am seeing the plplot python bindings in action. :)

So the difference is due to the change in version of swig.  I am using
1.3.14 currently, so will back off to an older version as you suggested.

 > (2) If you also obtain success with those interface files, then please
 > compare them with what is generated by the latest-generation swig you
 > installed on your RH7.3 system, and please let me know what differences
 > there are.

Lots.  But the ones that look to be the likely culprits are:

< #define SWIG_init    initplplotc
< #define SWIG_name    "plplotc"

> #define SWIG_init    init_plplotc
> #define SWIG_name    "_plplotc"

The latter ones are those generated by swig 1.3.14.  Ugh.

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Maurice LeBrun    mj...@ga...
Research Organization for Information Science and Technology of Japan (RIST)