Remove ppc from compilation flags in python setup scripts

Question

I\'m trying to install PIL on an Intel Mac OS X Leopard machine. Unfortunately, \"setup.py build\" thinks it should be compiling for ppc.

gcc -arch ppc -arch i3         


        

Answer 1

The easiest solution (for a single or a few C files) is to copy the compiler line, edit it, and invoke it manually, then run setup.py again - it should notice that this step was already done.

To make setup.py not use these options anymore, you need to change the Makefile in Python's config directory, and remove the options.

Answer 2

The solution that worked for me was:

ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" python setup.py build

Just pass the values for the flag right in the command line.