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diff --git a/source4/scripting/swig/README b/source4/scripting/swig/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..561c5ab279 --- /dev/null +++ b/source4/scripting/swig/README @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +README for Samba SWIG Python extensions +--------------------------------------- + +Instructions for building: + +1. Run configure with the --with-python option to enable python + extensions. + +2. Edit the script/build_idl.sh script to pass the --swig option to + pidl. Here's a patch: + +Index: script/build_idl.sh +=================================================================== +--- script/build_idl.sh (revision 2413) ++++ script/build_idl.sh (working copy) +@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ + + [ -d librpc/gen_ndr ] || mkdir -p librpc/gen_ndr || exit 1 + +-PIDL="$PERL ./build/pidl/pidl.pl --output librpc/gen_ndr/ndr_ --parse --header --parser --server" ++PIDL="$PERL ./build/pidl/pidl.pl --output librpc/gen_ndr/ndr_ --parse --header --parser --server --swig" + TABLES="$PERL ./build/pidl/tables.pl --output librpc/gen_ndr/tables" + + if [ x$FULLBUILD = xFULL ]; then + +3. Run 'make idl_full swig' to build extensions. + +4. At some stage there will be a proper system for installing the + extensions, but right now it's easier to run them in place. Set + your PYTHONPATH to include the modules. From the Samba source + directory, run: + + export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`/scripting/swig + +Now you can go nuts and use the extensions. Check the +scripting/swig/torture directory for a testsuite. There will +hopefully be a bunch of usage examples somewhere.
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