[Metakit] Metakit mapped-file bug fix

[Jean-Claude Wippler]

On Oct 31, 2006, at 13:16, Ralf Schmitt wrote:

>> Will wrap this all up into a new Metakit 2.4.9.6 release if no-one  
>> else
>> brings up other issues in the next week or so.
>>
>
> - metakit's python bindings won't compile on 64 bit platforms with
> python 2.5 (see http://systemexit.de/repo/metakit?cs=9bed59f5a499  
> for a
> fix).

Integrated with cvs HEAD, thx.

> - there's also a memleak in the python bindings as noted by zooko in
> january (http://www.equi4.com/pipermail/metakit/2006-January/ 
> 002170.html)

See the follow-up: the unbounded mem use came from not doing any  
commits.

> and by brian warner a few weeks ago:
> http://www.equi4.com/pipermail/metakit/2006-October/002229.html

I've included these changes as well, thank you Brian.

Building via "sh configure --with-python=/usr" seems to be ok, but  
the now
more common "cd python; python setup.py build" method fails:

	$ python setup.py build
	Traceback (most recent call last):
	  File "setup.py", line 166, in ?
	    metakit = sys.modules['metakit']
	KeyError: 'metakit'

If someone wants to improve the Python build structure, please please  
do so - we've been balancing between autoconf and distutils for some  
time now, and unfortunately this seems to be a source of confusion  
and what's worse: failed builds.  See also:
	http://www.equi4.com/cgi-bin/cvstrac/metakit/tktview?tn=12

I don't understand why the python/setup.py file has to be so complex  
- but I'm not well versed in this and very reluctant to start  
changing it myself.

-jcw