libpython2.3.a Linux

[Artie Gold]

David wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to build a python module in the form of an .so file but I keep 
> getting the following message :
> 
> /usr/bin/ld cannot find -llibpython2.3
> 
> I have all the necessary files in /usr/local/src/Python-2.3.5
> 
> with libpython2.3.a and libpython2.3.so files
> 
> g++ -I /usr/local/src/Python-2.3.5/Include -L /usr/local/src/Python-2.3.5 -
> shared -fPIC -l libpython2.3 -o file.so

Close:

g++ -I/usr/local/src/Python-2.3.5/Include -L/usr/local/src/Python-2.3.5 
   -shared -fPIC -lpython2.3 -o file.so

Please read the man page (or equivalent documentation) for the correct 
way to use options in g++.
> 
> Running on Fedora Core 3 - 1.7.0
> 
> made the following steps in compiling and installing Python :
> 
> ./configure
> make
> make install
> make libpython2.3.so
> 
> Compiling on windows 2k is fine.
> 
> Thanks for any input.
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
HTH,
--ag

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