Create statically linked python binary

[hellais]

This is a requirement for ooniprobe and it should be part of APAF:

Here is the ticket on the trac page:

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/7557

[fpietrosanti]

We can use StaticPython:
http://code.google.com/p/pts-mini-gpl/wiki/StaticPython

"StaticPython is a statically linked version of the Python 2.x (currently 2.7.1) and 3.x (currently 3.2) and Stackless Python interpreters and their standard modules for 32-bit (i686, i386, x86) Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD systems. It is distributed as single, statically linked 32-bit executable binaries, which contains the Python scripting engine, the interactive interpreter with command editing (readline), the Python debugger (pdb), most standard Python modules (including pure Python modules and C extensions), coroutine support using greenlet and multithreading support. The binary contains both the pure Python modules and the C extensions, so no additional .py or .so files are needed to run it. It also works in a chroot environment. The binary uses uClibc, so it supports username lookups and DNS lookups as well (without NSS)."

We may have it supported with two different procedures, to be documented:

• One for use/download/import of binaries "as it is"
• One for build/rebuild for use with additional import libraries

This support should be of use with Debian Packaging on Linux/x86 only.

[fpietrosanti]

Please consider that Static Python does not let you create UI based on QT:
missing: GUI bindings (tkinter, GTK, Qt etc.)

Did we already identified how to technically implement UI elements for APAF on Linux?

[fpietrosanti]

Linked to https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/7557