Hey, This doesn't seem to be a version problem. Debian has exactly the same packages and they work. It seems like it's not liked to the libnis SO at all.
# ldd -v /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7/nidsmodule.so linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fffdba83000) libpcap.so.0.8 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcap.so.0.8 (0x00007f998373d000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f9983520000) libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f9983160000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f9983b84000) Version information: /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7/nidsmodule.so: libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcap.so.0.8: libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.11) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.7) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0: ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.14) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.2) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 When i added the following patch to the package i was able to successfully build the use the package diff -u a/setup.py b/setup.py --- a/setup.py +++ b/setup.py @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ #define_macros = [ ("DEBUG", None), ], sources=["nidsmodule.c"], include_dirs = INCLUDE_DIRS, - libraries = ["pcap", "net", "glib-2.0", "gthread-2.0"], + libraries = ["pcap", "net", "glib-2.0", "gthread-2.0", "nids"], library_dirs = LIBRARY_DIRS, extra_objects = EXTRA_OBJECTS ) This patch adjusts the gcc argumnents in a very subtle way that seems to fix the problem. Before the patch: gcc -pthread -shared -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wformat-security -lnids -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/nidsmodule.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/opt/local/lib -lpcap -lnet -lglib-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/nidsmodule.so After the patch: gcc -pthread -shared -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wformat-security -lnids -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/nidsmodule.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/opt/local/lib -lpcap -lnet -lglib-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lnids -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/nidsmodule.so LDD now reports: # ldd -v /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7/nidsmodule.so linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fffd4cf4000) libpcap.so.0.8 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcap.so.0.8 (0x00007f580656b000) libnids.so.1.21 => /usr/lib/libnids.so.1.21 (0x00007f5806361000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f5806143000) libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f5805d83000) libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgthread-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f5805b81000) libglib-2.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f580588b000) libnet.so.1 => /usr/lib/libnet.so.1 (0x00007f5805672000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f58069b2000) libpcre.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3 (0x00007f5805435000) librt.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 (0x00007f580522c000) Version information: /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7/nidsmodule.so: libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcap.so.0.8: libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.11) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.7) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libnids.so.1.21: libpthread.so.0 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.14) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0: ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.14) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.2) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgthread-2.0.so.0: libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0: librt.so.1 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 libpthread.so.0 (GLIBC_2.3.3) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 libpthread.so.0 (GLIBC_2.3.2) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 libpthread.so.0 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.7) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.9) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.3) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.8) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.14) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.15) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libnet.so.1: libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3: libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.4) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1: libpthread.so.0 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 libpthread.so.0 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.14) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.3.2) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_PRIVATE) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 libc.so.6 (GLIBC_2.2.5) => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 This makes no sence to me. But it works. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/795991 Title: python-nids import error from python (undefnied symbol: nids_errbuf) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-nids/+bug/795991/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs