Re: [Libvir] [PATCH 3/3] Python cygvirtmod.dll -> libvirtmod.dll

Daniel Veillard wrote: 'ln -s' relies on Cygwin, which fakes it by writing a file called 'libvirtmod.dll.lnk' (or somesuch). So in some sense we require Cygwin, but of course all of this code needs Cygwin to function. Because this is Python the situation is arguably a little bit different. There are essentially two versions of Python for Windows -- one is a native port (compiled, presumably, with Visual C++), and the other is the Cygwin port which is the one that I'm using now. In theory I suppose a Cygwin-compiled Python module (*.dll) could be loaded by the native Python. It wouldn't work for us though because libvirtmod.dll requires cygvirt-0.dll which fundamentally requires Cygwin. We'd have to do a native version of libvirt as well, which involves lots of invasive changes. Either would work -- whichever you feel happier with. Rich. -- Emerging Technologies, Red Hat - http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/ Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 03798903