Cygwin Patch

[Jason T. <Jas...@do...>]

On Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:27:49 +0100, David Leonard wrote:
> 	* python-ldap-1.10 will be tidied up, with just the memory-leak
> 	  patches applied, and a proper documentation build. (ie no v3
> 	  changes will be applied as it breaks v2 builds.) A final release
> 	  will be made.

Hopefully, the attached patch (against python-ldap-1.10alpha3) can
still be considered for inclusion in the 1.10 final release.  It enables
python-ldap to build OOTB as a shared extension for Cygwin Python.

Cygwin is an open-source POSIX emulation layer that enables many
GNU and UNIX tools to port to Windows without any source code changes.
If interested, please see http://www.cygwin.com for more information.

Note that the patch has no functional changes -- it only enables the
code to compile cleanly with Cygwin gcc.  Specifically, the changes
are as follows:

    1. replaced #ifdef WIN32 with #if defined(WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__) 
       as described in http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html#3.24 
    2. added DL_EXPORT to init_ldap() 

I'm quite willing to redo the patch against python-ldap CVS if that
will facilitate its acceptance.

My original plan was to wait until the Cygwin Python DLL and Shared
Extension Patch:

    http://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=102409&group_id=5470

was accepted and committed into Python CVS before contacting the list.
However, due to the impending 1.10 final release, I realized that it
would be prudent to submit the patch sooner rather than later.

The procedure to apply the patch (to python-ldap-1.10alpha3) is as follows:

    $ cd python-ldap-1.10alpha3
    $ # save the attachment to the current directory
    $ patch -p1 <Cygwin-python-ldap-1.10alpha3.patch

Thanks,
Jason

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