[Image-SIG] PIL on macosX

[Fredrik Lundh]

jp hebert wrote:

> I compiled python and PIL o macosX using Apple's
> development tools. python works  all right, but when I
> import PIL I get this:
>
> >>> from Image import *
> dyld: python multiple definitions of symbol _heap_free
>
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics(produc
t_link.o)
> definition of _heap_free
> /usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages/PIL/_imaging.so
> definition of _heap_free
>
> and then python aborts. how could I fix this?

"grep heap_free" would have told you that there's a
function with that name in libImaging/QuantHeap.c,
which is used twice in libImaging/Quant.c.

try renaming that function before rebuilding.

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