fix release build failures due to libpython linking

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter
+          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter --features extension-module
           sccache: "true"
           manylinux: auto
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter
+          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter --features extension-module
           manylinux: musllinux_1_2
 
       - name: Upload wheels
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter
+          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter --features extension-module
           sccache: "true"
 
       - name: Upload wheels
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter
+          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter --features extension-module
           sccache: "true"
 
       - name: Upload wheels

crates/djls-dev/src/build.rs

@@ -26,22 +26,30 @@ pub fn setup_python_linking() {
     // Get the Python interpreter configuration directly
     let config = pyo3_build_config::get();
 
-    // Add the library search path if available
+    let is_extension_module = std::env::var("CARGO_FEATURE_EXTENSION_MODULE").is_ok();
+
+    // Only link libpython explicitly if we are NOT building an extension module.
+    if !is_extension_module {
+        if let Some(lib_name) = &config.lib_name {
+            println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib={}", lib_name);
+        } else {
+            // Warn only if linking is actually needed but we can't find the lib name
+            println!("cargo:warning=Python library name not found in config (needed for non-extension module
+builds).");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Add the library search path and RPATH if available.
+    // These are needed for test executables and potential future standalone binaries,
+    // and generally harmless for extension modules.
     if let Some(lib_dir) = &config.lib_dir {
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", lib_dir);
-
-        // Add RPATH linker argument for Unix-like systems (Linux, macOS)
-        // This helps the test executable find the Python library at runtime.
         #[cfg(not(windows))]
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Wl,-rpath,{}", lib_dir);
     } else {
-        println!("cargo:warning=Python library directory not found in config.");
-    }
-
-    // Add the library link directive if available
-    if let Some(lib_name) = &config.lib_name {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib={}", lib_name);
-    } else {
-        println!("cargo:warning=Python library name not found in config.");
+        // Warn only if linking is actually needed but we can't find the lib dir
+        if !is_extension_module {
+            println!("cargo:warning=Python library directory not found in config.");
+        }
     }
 }

crates/djls-project/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name = "djls-project"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[features]
+extension-module = []
+default = []
+
 [dependencies]
 pyo3 = { workspace = true }
 tower-lsp-server = { workspace = true, features = ["proposed"] }

crates/djls-server/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name = "djls-server"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[features]
+extension-module = []
+default = []
+
 [dependencies]
 djls-conf = { workspace = true }
 djls-project = { workspace = true }

crates/djls/Cargo.toml

@@ -7,11 +7,20 @@ edition = "2021"
 name = "djls"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
+[features]
+extension-module = [
+  "djls-server/extension-module",
+  "djls-project/extension-module",
+  "pyo3/extension-module"
+]
+default = []
+
 [dependencies]
+djls-project = { workspace = true }
 djls-server = { workspace = true }
 
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
-pyo3 = { workspace = true, features = ["extension-module"] }
+pyo3 = { workspace = true }
 pyo3-async-runtimes = { workspace = true, features = ["tokio-runtime"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }