New submission from Randy Galbraith <randygalbra...@cvty.com>: Hi Python Developers,
Our install of Python 2.6.4 on AIX 5.3 seems to have problems finding modules when invoked via a symlink. A direct path to the binary will work. One symlink will work, but another will not. I created a test harness to demonstrate this issue and collect (hopefully) useful output. Regards, -Randy Galbraith ps. Thanks for making such a great tool available! --test script-- #!/bin/sh ACTUAL_BINARY=/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python FIRST_SYMLINK=/mypath/tool/bin/python SECOND_SYMLINK=/mypath/tool/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python set -x echo echo "Actual binary..." ls -ld $ACTUAL_BINARY echo echo "First symlink..." ls -ld $FIRST_SYMLINK echo echo "Second symlink..." ls -ld $SECOND_SYMLINK echo echo "Run with actual binary is good..." $ACTUAL_BINARY -m py_compile test.py echo echo "Run with first symlink is bad..." $FIRST_SYMLINK -m py_compile test.py echo echo "Run with second symlink is good..." $SECOND_SYMLINK -m py_compile test.py set +x echo echo "Analysis..." truss $ACTUAL_BINARY -m py_compile test.py 2>truss_binary.log truss $FIRST_SYMLINK -m py_compile test.py 2>truss_symlink1.log truss $SECOND_SYMLINK -m py_compile test.py 2>truss_symlink2.log echo echo "runpy is found..." grep runpy truss_binary.log echo echo "runpy is not found..." grep runpy truss_symlink1.log echo echo "runpy is found..." grep runpy truss_symlink2.log --end test script-- --terminal output-- $ ./test_script.sh + echo + echo Actual binary... Actual binary... + ls -ld /mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python -rwxr-xr-x 2 myuserid mygroup1 9727885 2010-02-25 10:57 /mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python + echo + echo First symlink... First symlink... + ls -ld /mypath/tool/bin/python lrwxrwxrwx 1 myuserid mygroup2 44 2010-06-02 17:16 /mypath/tool/bin/python -> ../../Python-2.6.4/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python + echo + echo Second symlink... Second symlink... + ls -ld /mypath/tool/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python lrwxrwxrwx 1 myuserid mygroup2 44 2010-06-02 17:16 /mypath/tool/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python -> ../../Python-2.6.4/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python + echo + echo Run with actual binary is good... Run with actual binary is good... + /mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python -m py_compile test.py + echo + echo Run with first symlink is bad... Run with first symlink is bad... + /mypath/tool/bin/python -m py_compile test.py Could not import runpy module + echo + echo Run with second symlink is good... Run with second symlink is good... + /mypath/tool/powerpc-AIX5.3/bin/python -m py_compile test.py Analysis... runpy is found... statx("runpy", 0x2FF21168, 76, 0) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpymodule.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.py", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.pyc", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT statx("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy", 0x2FF21168, 76, 0) Err#2 ENOENT open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpymodule.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy.py", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy.pyc", O_RDONLY) = 4 runpy is not found... statx("runpy", 0x2FF21188, 76, 0) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpymodule.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.py", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.pyc", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT Could not import runpy module runpy is found... statx("runpy", 0x2FF21178, 76, 0) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpymodule.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.py", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("runpy.pyc", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT statx("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy", 0x2FF21178, 76, 0) Err#2 ENOENT open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpymodule.so", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy.py", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/mypath/tool/Python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/runpy.pyc", O_RDONLY) = 4 --end terminal output-- ---------- components: Interpreter Core messages: 145468 nosy: RandyGalbraith priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Python 2.6 having trouble finding modules when invoked via a symlink type: compile error versions: Python 2.6 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue13168> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com