unresolved external symbols with Boost Python on linux

From: Aaron Brashears (gila_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-11 19:19:39

Hi again. I build the boost libraries, and built getting_started1
against the static boost libraries. Everything builds fine, and the
.so file is enormous (as expected), but when I try to import it into
python, I get the following error:

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
ImportError: ./getting_started1.so: undefined symbol: __vt_13runtime_error

I checked the symbol table:

$ nm getting_started1.so | grep runtime_error
0007b928 W _._13runtime_error
0007b970 W __13runtime_errorRC13runtime_error
         U __13runtime_errorRCt12basic_string3ZcZt18string_char_traits1ZcZt24__default_alloc_template2b1i0
         U __vt_13runtime_error

As you can see, the __vt_13runtime_error symbol is in fact available
in the symbol table in some form. Does anyone know what might be going
wrong?