Fix for issue #7541: python-config --ldflags doesn't pick up libpython2.5.a

diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index f367a9bca912deaf42ef7cff9f8cd07a8817c370..c10399baeb48412829d3498fae6b231813f6b06f 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1072,6 +1072,7 @@ frameworkinstallstructure:        $(LDLIBRARY)
 # install (which includes python-config) happy.
 frameworkinstallmaclib:
        ln -fs "../../../$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)" "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/python$(VERSION)/config/libpython$(VERSION).a"
+       ln -fs "../../../$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)" "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/python$(VERSION)/config/libpython$(VERSION).dylib"
        ln -fs "../$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)" "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/libpython$(VERSION).dylib"
        cd Mac && $(MAKE) installmacsubtree DESTDIR="$(DESTDIR)"
 

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d734269a8830e4a494c319e89f20082632411e6b..130029c57c8c4d7c13513f264231995b3b431855 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Build
 
 - Switch to OpenSSL 0.9.8l on Windows.
 
+- Issue #7541: when using ``python-config`` with a framework install the compiler might
+  use the wrong library.
+
 Tests
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