bpo-45950: Introduce Bootstrap Python again (#29859)

The build system now uses a :program:`_bootstrap_python` interpreter for
freezing and deepfreezing again. To speed up build process the build tools
:program:`_bootstrap_python` and :program:`_freeze_module` are no longer
build with LTO.

Cross building depends on a build Python interpreter, which must have same
version and bytecode as target host Python.

.gitignore

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Lib/distutils/command/*.pdb
 Lib/lib2to3/*.pickle
 Lib/test/data/*
 !Lib/test/data/README
+/_bootstrap_python
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.pre
 Mac/Makefile

Makefile.pre.in

@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ CONFIGURE_CFLAGS_NODIST=@CFLAGS_NODIST@
 # Use it when a linker flag should _not_ be part of the distutils LDFLAGS
 # once Python is installed (bpo-35257)
 CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS_NODIST=@LDFLAGS_NODIST@
+# LDFLAGS_NOLTO is an extra flag to disable lto. It is used to speed up building
+# of _bootstrap_python and _freeze_module tools, which don't need LTO.
+CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS_NOLTO=@LDFLAGS_NOLTO@
 CONFIGURE_CPPFLAGS=	@CPPFLAGS@
 CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS=	@LDFLAGS@
 # Avoid assigning CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, etc. so users can use them on the
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ PY_CFLAGS_NODIST=$(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS_NODIST) $(CFLAGS_NODIST) -I$(srcdir)/Include
 PY_CPPFLAGS=	$(BASECPPFLAGS) -I. -I$(srcdir)/Include $(CONFIGURE_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS)
 PY_LDFLAGS=	$(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 PY_LDFLAGS_NODIST=$(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS_NODIST) $(LDFLAGS_NODIST)
+PY_LDFLAGS_NOLTO=$(PY_LDFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS_NOLTO) $(LDFLAGS_NODIST)
 NO_AS_NEEDED=	@NO_AS_NEEDED@
 CCSHARED=	@CCSHARED@
 # LINKFORSHARED are the flags passed to the $(CC) command that links
@@ -279,6 +283,9 @@ BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)
 PYTHON_FOR_REGEN?=@PYTHON_FOR_REGEN@
 UPDATE_FILE=$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/update_file.py
 PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=@PYTHON_FOR_BUILD@
+# Standard builds use _bootstrap_python for freezing, cross compiling
+# uses build Python, which must have the same version and bytecode,
+PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE?=@PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE@
 _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=@_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM@
 BUILD_GNU_TYPE=	@build@
 HOST_GNU_TYPE=	@host@
@@ -938,75 +945,88 @@ regen-test-frozenmain: $(BUILDPYTHON)
 Programs/_testembed: Programs/_testembed.o $(LIBRARY_DEPS)
 	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/_testembed.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
 
+############################################################################
+# "Bootstrap Python" used to run deepfreeze.py
+
+BOOTSTRAP_HEADERS = \
+	Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h \
+	Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h
+
+Programs/_bootstrap_python.o: Programs/_bootstrap_python.c $(BOOTSTRAP_HEADERS) $(PYTHON_HEADERS)
+
+_bootstrap_python: $(LIBRARY_OBJS_OMIT_FROZEN) Programs/_bootstrap_python.o Modules/getpath.o Modules/Setup.local
+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS_NOLTO) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS_OMIT_FROZEN) \
+		Programs/_bootstrap_python.o Modules/getpath.o $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
+
 ############################################################################
 # Deepfreeze targets
 
 .PHONY: regen-deepfreeze
 regen-deepfreeze: $(DEEPFREEZE_OBJS)
 
-DEEPFREEZE_DEPS=$(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py
+DEEPFREEZE_DEPS=$(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py _bootstrap_python
 
 # BEGIN: deepfreeze modules
 
 Python/deepfreeze/importlib._bootstrap.c: Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h -m importlib._bootstrap -o Python/deepfreeze/importlib._bootstrap.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h -m importlib._bootstrap -o Python/deepfreeze/importlib._bootstrap.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/importlib._bootstrap_external.c: Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h -m importlib._bootstrap_external -o Python/deepfreeze/importlib._bootstrap_external.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h -m importlib._bootstrap_external -o Python/deepfreeze/importlib._bootstrap_external.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/zipimport.c: Python/frozen_modules/zipimport.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/zipimport.h -m zipimport -o Python/deepfreeze/zipimport.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/zipimport.h -m zipimport -o Python/deepfreeze/zipimport.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/abc.c: Python/frozen_modules/abc.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/abc.h -m abc -o Python/deepfreeze/abc.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/abc.h -m abc -o Python/deepfreeze/abc.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/codecs.c: Python/frozen_modules/codecs.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/codecs.h -m codecs -o Python/deepfreeze/codecs.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/codecs.h -m codecs -o Python/deepfreeze/codecs.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/io.c: Python/frozen_modules/io.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/io.h -m io -o Python/deepfreeze/io.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/io.h -m io -o Python/deepfreeze/io.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/_collections_abc.c: Python/frozen_modules/_collections_abc.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/_collections_abc.h -m _collections_abc -o Python/deepfreeze/_collections_abc.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/_collections_abc.h -m _collections_abc -o Python/deepfreeze/_collections_abc.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/_sitebuiltins.c: Python/frozen_modules/_sitebuiltins.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/_sitebuiltins.h -m _sitebuiltins -o Python/deepfreeze/_sitebuiltins.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/_sitebuiltins.h -m _sitebuiltins -o Python/deepfreeze/_sitebuiltins.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/genericpath.c: Python/frozen_modules/genericpath.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/genericpath.h -m genericpath -o Python/deepfreeze/genericpath.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/genericpath.h -m genericpath -o Python/deepfreeze/genericpath.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/ntpath.c: Python/frozen_modules/ntpath.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/ntpath.h -m ntpath -o Python/deepfreeze/ntpath.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/ntpath.h -m ntpath -o Python/deepfreeze/ntpath.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/posixpath.c: Python/frozen_modules/posixpath.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/posixpath.h -m posixpath -o Python/deepfreeze/posixpath.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/posixpath.h -m posixpath -o Python/deepfreeze/posixpath.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/os.c: Python/frozen_modules/os.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/os.h -m os -o Python/deepfreeze/os.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/os.h -m os -o Python/deepfreeze/os.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/site.c: Python/frozen_modules/site.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/site.h -m site -o Python/deepfreeze/site.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/site.h -m site -o Python/deepfreeze/site.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/stat.c: Python/frozen_modules/stat.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/stat.h -m stat -o Python/deepfreeze/stat.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/stat.h -m stat -o Python/deepfreeze/stat.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/__hello__.c: Python/frozen_modules/__hello__.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__hello__.h -m __hello__ -o Python/deepfreeze/__hello__.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__hello__.h -m __hello__ -o Python/deepfreeze/__hello__.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.c: Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.h -m __phello__ -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.h -m __phello__ -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.ham.c: Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.ham.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.ham.h -m __phello__.ham -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.ham.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.ham.h -m __phello__.ham -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.ham.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.ham.eggs.c: Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.ham.eggs.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.ham.eggs.h -m __phello__.ham.eggs -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.ham.eggs.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.ham.eggs.h -m __phello__.ham.eggs -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.ham.eggs.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.spam.c: Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.spam.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.spam.h -m __phello__.spam -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.spam.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/__phello__.spam.h -m __phello__.spam -o Python/deepfreeze/__phello__.spam.c
 
 Python/deepfreeze/frozen_only.c: Python/frozen_modules/frozen_only.h $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)
-	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/frozen_only.h -m frozen_only -o Python/deepfreeze/frozen_only.c
+	$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py Python/frozen_modules/frozen_only.h -m frozen_only -o Python/deepfreeze/frozen_only.c
 
 # END: deepfreeze modules
 
@@ -2295,6 +2315,7 @@ clean-retain-profile: pycremoval
 	find build -name '*.py[co]' -exec rm -f {} ';' || true
 	-rm -f pybuilddir.txt
 	-rm -f Lib/lib2to3/*Grammar*.pickle
+	-rm -f _bootstrap_python
 	-rm -f Programs/_testembed Programs/_freeze_module
 	-rm -f Python/deepfreeze/*.[co]
 	-rm -f Python/frozen_modules/*.h

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-12-01-17-28-39.bpo-45950.eEVLoz.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The build system now uses a :program:`_bootstrap_python` interpreter for
+freezing and deepfreezing again. To speed up build process the build tools
+:program:`_bootstrap_python` and :program:`_freeze_module` are no longer
+build with LTO.

Programs/_bootstrap_python.c

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+
+/* Frozen modules bootstrap
+ *
+ * Limited and restricted Python interpreter to run
+ * "Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py" on systems with no or older Python
+ * interpreter.
+ */
+
+#include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_import.h"
+
+/* Includes for frozen modules: */
+#include "Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h"
+#include "Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h"
+/* End includes */
+
+/* Note that a negative size indicates a package. */
+
+static const struct _frozen bootstrap_modules[] = {
+    {"_frozen_importlib", _Py_M__importlib__bootstrap, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__importlib__bootstrap)},
+    {"_frozen_importlib_external", _Py_M__importlib__bootstrap_external, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__importlib__bootstrap_external)},
+    {0, 0, 0} /* bootstrap sentinel */
+};
+static const struct _frozen stdlib_modules[] = {
+    {0, 0, 0} /* stdlib sentinel */
+};
+static const struct _frozen test_modules[] = {
+    {0, 0, 0} /* test sentinel */
+};
+const struct _frozen *_PyImport_FrozenBootstrap = bootstrap_modules;
+const struct _frozen *_PyImport_FrozenStdlib = stdlib_modules;
+const struct _frozen *_PyImport_FrozenTest = test_modules;
+
+static const struct _module_alias aliases[] = {
+    {"_frozen_importlib", "importlib._bootstrap"},
+    {"_frozen_importlib_external", "importlib._bootstrap_external"},
+    {0, 0} /* aliases sentinel */
+};
+const struct _module_alias *_PyImport_FrozenAliases = aliases;
+
+/* Embedding apps may change this pointer to point to their favorite
+   collection of frozen modules: */
+
+const struct _frozen *PyImport_FrozenModules = NULL;
+
+int
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+wmain(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+#else
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+#endif
+{
+    PyStatus status;
+
+    PyConfig config;
+    PyConfig_InitIsolatedConfig(&config);
+    // don't warn, pybuilddir.txt does not exist yet
+    config.pathconfig_warnings = 0;
+    // parse arguments
+    config.parse_argv = 1;
+    // add current script dir to sys.path
+    config.isolated = 0;
+
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+    status = PyConfig_SetArgv(&config, argc, argv);
+#else
+    status = PyConfig_SetBytesArgv(&config, argc, argv);
+#endif
+    if (PyStatus_Exception(status)) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    status = PyConfig_Read(&config);
+    if (config.run_filename == NULL) {
+        status = PyStatus_Error("Run filename expected");
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+#define CLEAR(ATTR) \
+    do { \
+        PyMem_RawFree(ATTR); \
+        ATTR = NULL; \
+    } while (0)
+
+    // isolate from system Python
+    CLEAR(config.base_prefix);
+    CLEAR(config.prefix);
+    CLEAR(config.base_exec_prefix);
+    CLEAR(config.exec_prefix);
+
+    status = Py_InitializeFromConfig(&config);
+    if (PyStatus_Exception(status)) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    PyConfig_Clear(&config);
+
+    return Py_RunMain();
+
+error:
+    PyConfig_Clear(&config);
+    if (PyStatus_IsExit(status)) {
+        return status.exitcode;
+    }
+    Py_ExitStatusException(status);
+}

Python/bootstrap_frozen.c

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-
-/* Frozen modules bootstrap */
-
-/* This file is linked with "bootstrap Python"
-   which is used (only) to run Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py. */
-
-#include "Python.h"
-#include "pycore_import.h"
-
-/* Includes for frozen modules: */
-#include "frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h"
-#include "frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h"
-#include "frozen_modules/zipimport.h"
-/* End includes */
-
-/* Note that a negative size indicates a package. */
-
-static const struct _frozen bootstrap_modules[] = {
-    {"_frozen_importlib", _Py_M__importlib__bootstrap, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__importlib__bootstrap)},
-    {"_frozen_importlib_external", _Py_M__importlib__bootstrap_external, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__importlib__bootstrap_external)},
-    {"zipimport", _Py_M__zipimport, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__zipimport)},
-    {0, 0, 0} /* bootstrap sentinel */
-};
-static const struct _frozen stdlib_modules[] = {
-    {0, 0, 0} /* stdlib sentinel */
-};
-static const struct _frozen test_modules[] = {
-    {0, 0, 0} /* test sentinel */
-};
-const struct _frozen *_PyImport_FrozenBootstrap = bootstrap_modules;
-const struct _frozen *_PyImport_FrozenStdlib = stdlib_modules;
-const struct _frozen *_PyImport_FrozenTest = test_modules;
-
-static const struct _module_alias aliases[] = {
-    {"_frozen_importlib", "importlib._bootstrap"},
-    {"_frozen_importlib_external", "importlib._bootstrap_external"},
-    {0, 0} /* aliases sentinel */
-};
-const struct _module_alias *_PyImport_FrozenAliases = aliases;
-
-
-/* Embedding apps may change this pointer to point to their favorite
-   collection of frozen modules: */
-
-const struct _frozen *PyImport_FrozenModules = NULL;

Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+"""Deep freeze
+
+The script is executed by _bootstrap_python interpreter. Shared library
+extension modules are not available.
+"""
 import argparse
 import ast
 import builtins
@@ -8,7 +13,6 @@ import re
 import sys
 import time
 import types
-import unicodedata
 from typing import Dict, FrozenSet, Tuple, TextIO
 
 import umarshal

Tools/scripts/freeze_modules.py

@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ def regen_makefile(modules):
         ])
         deepfreezerules.append(f'{cfile}: {frozen_header} $(DEEPFREEZE_DEPS)')
         deepfreezerules.append(
-            f"\t$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) "
+            f"\t$(PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE) "
             f"$(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py "
             f"{frozen_header} -m {src.frozenid} -o {cfile}")
         deepfreezerules.append('')

configure

@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ SHLIB_SUFFIX
 LIBTOOL_CRUFT
 OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT
 UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS
+LDFLAGS_NOLTO
 LDFLAGS_NODIST
 CFLAGS_NODIST
 BASECFLAGS
@@ -932,6 +933,7 @@ CONFIG_ARGS
 SOVERSION
 VERSION
 PYTHON_FOR_REGEN
+PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE
 PYTHON_FOR_BUILD
 FREEZE_MODULE
 host_os
@@ -3250,6 +3252,7 @@ fi
       as_fn_error $? "\"$with_build_python\" has incompatible version $build_python_ver (expected: $PACKAGE_VERSION)" "$LINENO" 5
     fi
         ac_cv_prog_PYTHON_FOR_REGEN=$with_build_python
+    PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE="$with_build_python"
     PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH) '$with_build_python
     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $with_build_python" >&5
 $as_echo "$with_build_python" >&6; }
@@ -3261,12 +3264,19 @@ else
 
 fi
     PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E'
+    PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE="./_bootstrap_python"
 
 
 fi
 
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for Python interpreter freezing" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for Python interpreter freezing... " >&6; }
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE" >&5
+$as_echo "$PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE" >&6; }
+
+
 for ac_prog in python$PACKAGE_VERSION python3.10 python3.9 python3.8 python3.7 python3.6 python3 python
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -3314,7 +3324,7 @@ test -n "$PYTHON_FOR_REGEN" || PYTHON_FOR_REGEN="python3"
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Python for regen version" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking Python for regen version... " >&6; }
-if command -v $PYTHON_FOR_REGEN >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if command -v "$PYTHON_FOR_REGEN" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $($PYTHON_FOR_REGEN -V 2>/dev/null)" >&5
 $as_echo "$($PYTHON_FOR_REGEN -V 2>/dev/null)" >&6; }
 else
@@ -7101,6 +7111,7 @@ fi
 if test "$Py_LTO" = 'true' ; then
   case $CC in
     *clang*)
+            LDFLAGS_NOLTO="-fno-lto"
 
       if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}llvm-ar", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -7254,6 +7265,7 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: llvm-ar found via xcrun: ${LLVM_AR}" >&6;}
       then
         as_fn_error $? "thin lto is not supported under gcc compiler." "$LINENO" 5
       fi
+            LDFLAGS_NOLTO="-fno-lto"
       case $ac_sys_system in
         Darwin*)
           LTOFLAGS="-flto -Wl,-export_dynamic"
@@ -7534,6 +7546,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 # The -arch flags for universal builds on macOS
 UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS=
 

configure.ac

@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(
     if test "$build_python_ver" != "$PACKAGE_VERSION"; then
       AC_MSG_ERROR(["$with_build_python" has incompatible version $build_python_ver (expected: $PACKAGE_VERSION)])
     fi
-    dnl use build Python for regeneration, too
+    dnl Build Python interpreter is used for regeneration and freezing.
     ac_cv_prog_PYTHON_FOR_REGEN=$with_build_python
+    PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE="$with_build_python"
     PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH) '$with_build_python
     AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_build_python])
   ], [
@@ -152,17 +153,22 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(
       [AC_MSG_ERROR([Cross compiling requires --with-build-python])]
     )
     PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E'
+    PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE="./_bootstrap_python"
   ]
 )
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_FOR_BUILD])
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python interpreter freezing])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE])
+AC_SUBST([PYTHON_FOR_FREEZE])
+
 AC_CHECK_PROGS([PYTHON_FOR_REGEN],
   [python$PACKAGE_VERSION python3.10 python3.9 python3.8 python3.7 python3.6 python3 python],
   [python3])
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN)
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([Python for regen version])
-if command -v $PYTHON_FOR_REGEN >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if command -v "$PYTHON_FOR_REGEN" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([$($PYTHON_FOR_REGEN -V 2>/dev/null)])
 else
   AC_MSG_RESULT([missing])
@@ -1510,6 +1516,8 @@ esac
 if test "$Py_LTO" = 'true' ; then
   case $CC in
     *clang*)
+      dnl flag to disable lto during linking
+      LDFLAGS_NOLTO="-fno-lto"
       AC_SUBST(LLVM_AR)
       AC_PATH_TOOL(LLVM_AR, llvm-ar, '', ${llvm_path})
       AC_SUBST(LLVM_AR_FOUND)
@@ -1565,6 +1573,8 @@ if test "$Py_LTO" = 'true' ; then
       then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([thin lto is not supported under gcc compiler.])
       fi
+      dnl flag to disable lto during linking
+      LDFLAGS_NOLTO="-fno-lto"
       case $ac_sys_system in
         Darwin*)
           LTOFLAGS="-flto -Wl,-export_dynamic"
@@ -1746,6 +1756,7 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(BASECFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_NODIST)
 AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_NODIST)
+AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_NOLTO)
 
 # The -arch flags for universal builds on macOS
 UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS=