Is this a bug in libproxy, or a bug in Python itself? I'd make sure to file a bug in bugster about this issue so it gets fixed. It seems a fairly serious compatibility issue, so I'd make sure the bug is P2 or higher.
Brian Takao Fujiwara - Tokyo S/W Center wrote: > Ke Wang-san wrote (02/17/09 08:03 PM): >> Hi, >> >> I find where the problem is. >> >> ctypes.util.find_library uses following command to find the library >> name: >> >> gcc -Wl,-t -o xxx -lxxx >> >> I tested this on Ubuntu, it will output some messages including library >> names. But on Solaris, it does not. >> >> The reason is that gcc on Solaris actually does not use GNU ld as the >> linker. Instead, it uses SUN ld. > > I also noticed the part doesn't work but I think the main issue is > ldconfig. > Most Linux machine has ldconfig so this program doesn't run gcc in most > cases. > > Solaris doesn't have ldconfig so it's better to think another solution. > I think running gcc/cc would not be the best way to find libraries but > could be a kind of workaround. > > fujiwara > >> >> Different linker generates different messages, this makes find_library >> does not work correctly. >> >> Regards, >> >> Ke >>
