Re: Clarification regd. native-search-paths and search-paths

[Felix Lechner]

Hi Suhail,

On Sat, Oct 05 2024, Suhail Singh wrote:

> Does "used" above refer to runtime usage?

It refers to any use of the "python" package.

The native specifier means that the inputs have the same architecture
that Python is building something else on, rather than the architecture
it building that something else for.

Inputs intended for the target architecture are runtime inputs.

> How does one determine which of native-search-paths or search-paths is
> appropriate in a given context?

I'm not sure whether it makes a difference for interpreters.  Perhaps
the distinction arises because some Python modules are compiled and
machine-dependent.

Kind regards
Felix