[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-551353 ] Python build not Solaris friendly

Thu, 02 May 2002 04:11:05 -0700

Bugs item #551353, was opened at 2002-05-02 06:11
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Category: Build
Group: Platform-specific
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Phil Eschallier (eschaa00)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Python build not Solaris friendly

Initial Comment:
In summary: distutils picks up and uses the proper
values for -I and -L when compiling.  However, Solaris
(and likely other SysV UNIX variants) need -R to the
linker as well.

I posted something to USENET trying to help someone
having _socket problems under Solaris.  The follow-ups
suggested that I create this bug report.

>From USENET:

Folks;

I'm in no way a Python expert ... but I've been playing
with it under
Solaris for the last week, thinking that we should make
the jump from
perl (a different thread).

I wanted to follow-up noting that the build process for
Python under
Solaris is less than perfect.  I've experienced this
same _socket
module not being found and "yes", the build is broken.

The root of the issue is that the distutils used for
compiling
determine the libs needed and add the -I / -L as
needed.  But no -R
options are added.  My problem came from the fact that
I have OpenSSL
deployed under /usr/local/ssl ... and the build process
adds the -L to
find ssl.so and crypt.so ... but the resulting
_socket.so does not
have the runtime path to the OpenSSL libs, the test
load of _socket.so
fails, and it is removed from the build.  The same
holds for TK
support and one or two others.

Under Linux this is a non-issues as ldconfig is available.

My work-around for now is to add all the -L / -R
directives I need to
the CC environment variable before running the initial
'configure'
script (because only hte CC and LDSHARED variables are
passed from
Makefile to setyp.py).

I hope this helps ... and I hope that Python becomes
more Solaris
friendly as it matures.

Cheers.

-- 
Phil Eschallier
Bux Technical Services
70 Irish Meetinghouse Rd
Perkasie, PA  18944
215.249.TECH (215.249.8324)
215.249.8325 (fax)
http://www.BuxTech.Com

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