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diff --git a/doc/source/reference/distutils.rst b/doc/source/reference/distutils.rst index 051a1c031..8b628a507 100644 --- a/doc/source/reference/distutils.rst +++ b/doc/source/reference/distutils.rst @@ -229,6 +229,28 @@ misc_util Add the sequence of files to the beginning of the scripts list. Scripts will be installed under the <prefix>/bin/ directory. + .. method:: add_installed_library(name, sources, install_dir, **build_info) + + Similar to add_library, but the corresponding library is installed. + Most C libraries are only used to build python extensions, but + libraries built through this method will be installed so that they can + be reused by third-party. install_dir is relative to the current + subpackage. + + Example + ------- + config.add_installed_library('foo', sources=['foo.c'], install_dir='lib') + + If the package corresponding to config is 'fubar', this will install + the library in fubar/lib. + + Note + ---- + The best way to encode the necessary options to link against those C + libraries is to use a libname.ini file, and use get_info to retrieve + those informations (see add_npy_pkg_config method for more + information). + .. method:: paths(*paths) Applies glob.glob(...) to each path in the sequence (if needed) and |