RE: Expansion on bootstrap problem w/ Java, Python mzukowski@bco.com
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:44:14 -0700

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> 1. How easy is it to build a python without ANY > networking support?

Very easy. I just commented out the socketmodule in the Modules/Setup file and then recompiled. Running nm to list symbols shows that no bind, recv, connect, etc. are in there. The Python library modules that depend on sockets are just things like ftplib.py, nntplib.py, httplib.py, etc.

Monty

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RE: Expansion on bootstrap problem w/ Java, Python

>     1. How easy is it to = build a python without ANY
> networking support?

Very easy.  I just commented out the = socketmodule in the Modules/Setup file and then recompiled.  = Running nm to list symbols shows that no bind, recv, connect, etc. are = in there.  The Python library modules that depend on sockets are = just things like ftplib.py, nntplib.py, httplib.py, etc.

Monty

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