Re: [boost] Import error, undefined symbol

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-04 09:21:58

----- Original Message -----
From: "cartersanders" <boost_at_[hidden]>

> Hi-
>   I'm new to boost and have just finished building a shared library of
real
>  (non example) code for the first time. The code compiles and links
> succesfully with libboost_python, but when I try to import the module,
I
> get:
>
> >>> import RandomEngine.so
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ImportError: ./RandomEngine.so: undefined symbol: _ZdlPv
>
>  $ nm RandomEngine.so|grep _ZdlPv
>          U _ZdlPv

FWIW, this symbol is not used or generated by Boost.Python.

> This is one file of a very large physics library, and the .o is
bundled with
> several others to make a .a library. Is there any way I can do a
> successful import of a single class from one file to make sure I am
> doing this right?

Please be more specific. Surely any of the demo modules which expose a
class can be used to do this.