indygreg / indygreg/python-zstandard

environment variable for extra_link_args?

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Description

4ec24a980134584a5309cd9d55aacac3dcc27e9e added $ZSTD_EXTRA_COMPILER_ARGS to easily add values to extra_compile_args=... passed to distutils.extension.Extension()

It would be useful to have $ZSTD_EXTRA_LINKER_ARGS that controlled extra_linker_args=... the same way

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Locate the existing handling for $ZSTD_EXTRA_COMPILER_ARGS and its extra_compile_args=... use with distutils.extension.Extension(). Add the analogous $ZSTD_EXTRA_LINKER_ARGS behavior for extra_linker_args=..., then verify that the environment variable is passed through consistently.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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