[ccan] Using ccan with a C python extension

[Naveen Nathan]

Hi,

I've been a long time lurker on this mailing list but never had
an opportunity to use ccan in a project... until now.

Lately I've been working on a Python project which implements
net-snmp bindings in python and giving a more pythonic interface
(it is based on the orignal net-snmp python module).

The project can be found here: https://github.com/fgimian/easysnmp/

It is setup to be installed as a python package via pip/easy_install
which will:
    (1) fetch the python module
    (2) build the C extension, and finally
    (3) install it on the system (or virtual environment).

I specifically want to use ccan/{bitmap,endian} but unsure how
to integrate the code into our project's build process.

I envision at step (2) above, we will build libccan and statically
link it to the C extension. However, I will need a ccan config.h
which will vary per system. So this will involve generating the
file. Does that mean I should include the tools / configurator
as part of our python package?

I'd also be happy to contribute the method we ultimately go with
on the wiki, once I've sorted it out.

Thanks,
Naveen Nathan