[PATCH] Fix shared library loading in Python bindings.

Julian Berman Julian at GrayVines.com
Sat May 25 20:53:38 PDT 2013


Specifically, fixes loading on OS X, where libnotmuch will be
a dylib.:
---
 bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
index c7632c3..5e08e73 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian at SSpaeth.de>
 """
 
 from ctypes import CDLL, Structure, POINTER
+from ctypes.util import find_library
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #package-global instance of the notmuch library
 try:
-    nmlib = CDLL("libnotmuch.so.3")
+    nmlib = CDLL(find_library("libnotmuch"))
 except:
     raise ImportError("Could not find shared 'notmuch' library.")
 
-- 
1.8.3



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