python-config on NetBSD 6

[Hal Murray]

> The basic problem is that python2.7-config --ldflags includes "-lpython2.7"
> but no "-L" to say where to find it.  On most platforms, a suitable "-L" is
> included. 

I don't know anything about that area, but your "most platforms" seems 
optimistic.

NetBSD 7.1 (GENERIC.201703111743Z)
-bash-4.4$ python2.7-config --ldflags
-lpython2.7 -lutil -lm -Wl,--export-dynamic
-bash-4.4$ 

NetBSD 6.1.5 (GENERIC)
-bash-4.4$ python2.7-config --ldflags
-lpython2.7 -lutil -lm -Wl,--export-dynamic
-bash-4.4$ 

Fedora release 26 (Twenty Six)
[murray at hgm ~]$ python2.7-config --ldflags
-lpython2.7 -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -Xlinker -export-dynamic
[murray at hgm ~]$ 

OpenBSD 6.0 (GENERIC.MP) #2319: Tue Jul 26 13:00:43 MDT 2016
-bash-4.3$ python2.7-config --ldflags
-lpython2.7 -lpthread -lutil -lm -Wl,--export-dynamic
-bash-4.3$

FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE-p1 (GENERIC) #0 r306420: Thu Sep 29 01:43:23 UTC 2016
[murray at ted3 ~]$ python2.7-config --ldflags
-L/usr/local/lib -lpython2.7 -L/usr/local/lib -lintl -lutil -lm 
-Wl,--export-dynamic
[murray at ted3 ~]$ 

PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)"
murray at deb2:~$ python2.7-config --ldflags
-L/usr/lib/python2.7/config-x86_64-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib -lpython2.7 -lpthread 
-ldl  -lutil -lm  -Xlinker -export-dynamic -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
murray at deb2:~$ 


PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)"
murray at wp0:~$ python2.7-config --ldflags
-L/usr/lib/python2.7/config-arm-linux-gnueabihf -L/usr/lib -lpython2.7 
-lpthread -ldl  -lutil -lm  -Xlinker -export-dynamic -Wl,-O1 
-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
murray at wp0:~$ 


> It seems to affect OpenBSD 5.6 as well.

My setup OpenBSD notes say:
pkg_add python => python-2.7.11
  cd /usr/local/bin/
    ln -s python2.7 python
    ln -s python2.7 python2



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