Re: [Boost-users] [python] ImportError undefined symbol

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [python] ImportError undefined symbol
From: OvermindDL1 (overminddl1_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-29 20:18:27

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Brian Budge<brian.budge_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> I'm not much of a python guru, in fact our resident guru is out on
> maternity :)  I'm hoping someone might tell me what is going on and
> how to get around it.
>
> We're using boost python, and have created a plugin = libMyPlugin.
> libMyPlugin links to libuuid and to libOtherLib.  Our python test
> script is pretty simple and looks like this:
>
> import libMyPlugin
> from libMyPlugin import DoStuff
>
> but I get an error like this:
>
> ImportError: libOtherLib.so: undefined symbol: uuid_generate
>
>
> libOtherLib uses the symbol uuid_generate, but ldd reveals that it
> does NOT link against libuuid.  ldd shows that libMyPlugin links
> against libuuid and libOtherLib.
>
> Can anyone explain (a) why this is happening and (b) how to fix it?

Do you have a complete code example?