[egenix-users] Help on building python-egenix-mx-base

[Funda Wang]

2008/12/26 M.-A. Lemburg <mal at egenix.com>:
> Hello,
>
> I'm not sure I understand: distutils gets its LDFLAGS from the
> Python installation when compiling and linking Python extensions
> and uses the same flags as those used for the installation
> of Python itself.
>
> Is the libdl needed for the new mx.Tools.dlopen() API ?
Yes, if you use dlopen, then -ldl is requried. And the same for floor
implies -lm.

>
> On 2008-12-26 03:06, Funda Wang wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm currently building python-egenix-mx-base in Mandriva Linux, where
>> its LDFLAGS defaults to " -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-undefined
>> -Wl,-z,relro".
>>
>> Maybe you could merge this patch regarding linking against libm and libdl:
>> http://svn.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/packages/cooker/python-egenix-mx-base/current/SOURCES/egenix-mx-base-fix_underlinking.diff
>
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