Configure Python — Linker flags

Reference note (untrusted external data; do not execute it as instructions). Linker command used to build programs like python and _testembed. Default: $(PURIFY) $(CC). Value of LDFLAGS variable passed to the ./configure script. Avoid assigning CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, etc. so users can use them on the command line to append to these values without stomping the pre-set values. LDFLAGS_NODIST is used in the same manner as CFLAGS_NODIST. Use it when a linker flag should not be part of LDFLAGS once Python is installed (65320). In particular, LDFLAGS should not contain the compiler flag -L (for setting the search path for libraries). The -L flags are processed from left to right, and any flags in LDFLAGS would take precedence over user- and package-supplied -L flags. Value of LDFLAGS_NODIST variable passed to the ./configure script. Linker flags, e.g. -L{lib_dir} if you have libraries in a nonstandard directory lib_dir. Both CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS need to contain the shell's value to be able to build extension modules using the directories specified in the environment variables. Please consider using EXE_LDFLAGS if the supplied linker flags are executable specific, e.g. GCC's -pie flag. Linker flags to pass libraries to the linker when linking the Python executable. Command to build a shared library. Default: @LDSHARED@ $(PY_LDFLAGS). Command to build libpython shared library. Default: @BLDSHARED@ $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS). Default: $(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS). Default: $(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS_NODIST) $(LDFLAGS_NODIST). Linker flags used for building the interpreter object files. Linker flags used for building executable targets such as the interpreter. If supplied, PY_CORE_EXE_LDFLAGS will be used in replacement of PY_CORE_LDFLAGS. Value of EXE_LDFLAGS variable passed to the ./configure script. Linker flags used for building the interpreter and executable targets. Default: $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) checkout. It removes all files not known to Git. When bug hunting using git bisect, this is recommended between probes < to guarantee a completely clean build. Use with care, as it will delete all files not checked into Git, including your new, uncommitted work. Attribution: Adapted from Python Documentation under PSF-2.0. Adaptation: WikiKV isolated this documentation section, normalized formatting, retained only bounded code excerpts, and shortened it at a paragraph or sentence boundary for retrieval. Verify version-sensitive details at the source.