changeset:   103921:c4cec8f7c727
branch:      3.5
parent:      103918:82bd70f83796
user:        Christian Heimes <christian@python.org>
date:        Sun Sep 18 14:33:30 2016 +0200
files:       Misc/NEWS setup.py
description:
Issue #26661: setup.py now detects system libffi with multiarch wrapper.


diff -r 82bd70f83796 -r c4cec8f7c727 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Sun Sep 18 14:52:25 2016 +0300
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Sun Sep 18 14:33:30 2016 +0200
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #26661: setup.py now detects system libffi with multiarch wrapper.
+
 - Issue #28066: Fix the logic that searches build directories for generated
   include files when building outside the source tree.
 
diff -r 82bd70f83796 -r c4cec8f7c727 setup.py
--- a/setup.py	Sun Sep 18 14:52:25 2016 +0300
+++ b/setup.py	Sun Sep 18 14:33:30 2016 +0200
@@ -1997,14 +1997,16 @@
             ffi_inc = find_file('ffi.h', [], inc_dirs)
         if ffi_inc is not None:
             ffi_h = ffi_inc[0] + '/ffi.h'
-            with open(ffi_h) as fp:
-                while 1:
-                    line = fp.readline()
-                    if not line:
-                        ffi_inc = None
+            with open(ffi_h) as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    line = line.strip()
+                    if line.startswith(('#define LIBFFI_H',
+                                        '#define ffi_wrapper_h')):
                         break
-                    if line.startswith('#define LIBFFI_H'):
-                        break
+                else:
+                    ffi_inc = None
+                    print('Header file {} does not define LIBFFI_H or '
+                          'ffi_wrapper_h'.format(ffi_h))
         ffi_lib = None
         if ffi_inc is not None:
             for lib_name in ('ffi_convenience', 'ffi_pic', 'ffi'):