Embedding Python in C, undefined symbol: PyExc_FloatingPointError

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Simon Newton wrote:
> gcc main.c -c -I-I/usr/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/python2.4
> -I/usr/include/python2.4  -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
> gcc main.o -L/usr/lib  -lpthread -ldl  -lutil
> -lm /usr/lib/python2.4/config/libpython2.4.a -o main
> 
> I've tried the above on two machines, one Debian stable and the other
> Debian testing. Same results on both.
> 
> It's like I'm missing a library or something, any ideas ?

No. You need to export the Python symbols from your executable to
extension modules. IOW, you need to pass

-Xlinker -export-dynamic

to the gcc invocation.

Regards,
Martin