Sorry, I forgot to put information about my platform. Debian unstable on linux kernel 2.4.20, Debian's package of Python2.3.
gcc version 3.3.3 libc version 2.3.2 libc.so.6 output follows::: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~% /lib/libc.so.6 GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.2, by Roland McGrath et al. Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Compiled by GNU CC version 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-6). Compiled on a Linux 2.6.0-test7 system on 2004-08-10. Available extensions: GNU libio by Per Bothner crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others linuxthreads-0.10 by Xavier Leroy BIND-8.2.3-T5B libthread_db work sponsored by Alpha Processor Inc NIS(YP)/NIS+ NSS modules 0.19 by Thorsten Kukuk Thread-local storage support included. On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 20:55:20 +1100, Christopher Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With the following situation, Numarray can't find Python's symbols. > > problematic-Python:: > Main dlopens Two > Two dynlinks Python > Python dlopens Numarray > Numarray dynlinks Python > > I have another pure-C example that tries to mirror this, with:: > > minimal-C:: > Main dlopen Two > Two dynlink Middle > Middle dlopen Three > Three dynlink Middle > > and it works fine. > > AFAICT, I'm using the same dlopen flags that Python is. > > The minimal reproduction code is very small, but broken into several > files (to emulate the different parts). It's browsable at > http://twistedmatrix.com/users/radix/dynlink-problem , and > downloadable at > http://twistedmatrix.com/users/radix/dynlink-problem/dynlink-problem.tar.gz > > After doing some googling, I've found several people that look like > they have similar problems. I even found one workaround involving > LD_PRELOAD. if you LD_PRELOAD=python2.3.so ./main, then the symbols > are found. > > Does anyone have any idea on how I can solve this? I'd like to not > hack CPython, and not have tie the build to a single machine. > > > -- > Twisted | Christopher Armstrong: International Man of Twistery > Radix | -- http://radix.twistedmatrix.com > | Release Manager, Twisted Project > \\\V/// | -- http://twistedmatrix.com > |o O| | Founding Member, Hobart Hacking Society > w----v----w-+ -- http://hackingsociety.org/chapters/hash > -- Twisted | Christopher Armstrong: International Man of Twistery Radix | -- http://radix.twistedmatrix.com | Release Manager, Twisted Project \\\V/// | -- http://twistedmatrix.com |o O| | Founding Member, Hobart Hacking Society w----v----w-+ -- http://hackingsociety.org/chapters/hash -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list