python2/00155-avoid-ctypes-thunks.patch
David Malcolm 7461fe5163 2.7.3-4: avoid allocating thunks in ctypes unless absolutely necessary (patch 155; rhbz#814391)
* Fri Apr 20 2012 David Malcolm <dmalcolm@redhat.com> - 2.7.3-4
- avoid allocating thunks in ctypes unless absolutely necessary, to avoid
generating SELinux denials on "import ctypes" and "import uuid" when embedding
Python within httpd (patch 155; rhbz#814391)
2012-04-20 15:02:19 -04:00

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diff -up Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py.rhbz814391 Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py
--- Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py.rhbz814391 2012-04-20 14:51:19.390990244 -0400
+++ Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py 2012-04-20 14:51:45.141668316 -0400
@@ -272,11 +272,6 @@ def _reset_cache():
# _SimpleCData.c_char_p_from_param
POINTER(c_char).from_param = c_char_p.from_param
_pointer_type_cache[None] = c_void_p
- # XXX for whatever reasons, creating the first instance of a callback
- # function is needed for the unittests on Win64 to succeed. This MAY
- # be a compiler bug, since the problem occurs only when _ctypes is
- # compiled with the MS SDK compiler. Or an uninitialized variable?
- CFUNCTYPE(c_int)(lambda: None)
try:
from _ctypes import set_conversion_mode