Hi,
I'd like to put the python library and interpreter on a small embedded
Linux x86 compatible device where disk space is an issue. I played
around with the minimal Python interpreters, but was not entirely happy
with them, so my question is, is there an (preferably easy) way to put
the interpreter and a cut-down version of the python library/modules
that ship with regular Python into a new archive that I can safely copy
and use? My current method is to copy the python interpreter and the
python shared library to the device. Then I create a tar archive with
all startup files from the site package directory to my archive using
the following one-liner:
strace -f -eopen python -c 'pass' 2>&1 | grep -v ENO | grep '\.py' | awk
'BEGIN { FS="\"" } { print $2 }' | tar cvf x.tar -T -
This effectively packs all python library files that are accessed upon
startup into a tar archive. But I figure this method is not what I want
because there surely are files I am missing here (for example which are
accessed when starting a script), and what I really want is a minimal
environment that works. Let's say I want a complete Python install, but
without all the batteries :-)
Any pointers?
Regards,
Thomas.
