genode/repos/libports/src/test/python
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main.cc os: removal of deprecated os/config.h (fix #2431) 2017-05-31 13:16:22 +02:00
README tool: remove deprecated 'make prepare' mechanism 2016-03-17 17:02:04 +01:00
target.mk Simpify startup of dynamically linked binaries 2017-01-13 13:06:52 +01:00

This directory contains a sample python interpreter called 'test-python'.

When building this test program, a shared library 'python.lib.so' will be
generated. This library is based on the original code of Python-2.6.4 available
from the Python website.

:Python website: [http://www.python.org]

Usage
-----
Call './tool/ports/prepare_port libc python' from within Genode's toplevel
directory. Add 'libports' to your build.conf file. A sample Genode configuration
is provided with the 'python.run' script located at 'libports/run/'. It starts a
Python script can be found within this directory. If you are not using Linux as
a Genode base platform, do not forget to add 'python.lib.so' to your boot module
list.

Limitations
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Currently, this Python port does not feature any standard modules or the import
of any modules from a Python script.