It seems that boost-python has no linkage-to or dependency on libpython. I discovered this investigating possibly related bug #1101626 The last boost-python that links against libpython appears to be boost-python-1.48.0 (I inspected http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/rpminfo?rpmID=3167510 ) $ rpm -q boost-python boost-python-1.54.0-9.fc20.x86_64 $ rpm -qR boost-python | grep py (empty) $ ldd -r /usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0 linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fff06d59000) libutil.so.1 => /lib64/libutil.so.1 (0x00007f5102adc000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f51028bf000) libdl.so.2 => /lib64/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f51026ba000) librt.so.1 => /lib64/librt.so.1 (0x00007f51024b2000) libstdc++.so.6 => /lib64/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007f51021aa000) libm.so.6 => /lib64/libm.so.6 (0x00007f5101ea2000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib64/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f5101c8c000) libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007f51018cd000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f5102f7b000) undefined symbol: PyExc_ImportError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyProperty_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_StopIteration (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyBool_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyClass_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_ValueError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyList_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: _Py_NotImplementedStruct (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_TypeError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyInt_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyComplex_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_ReferenceError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyModule_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyBaseObject_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyFloat_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_IndexError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyUnicode_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyTuple_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_RuntimeError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyType_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyMethod_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyStaticMethod_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyLong_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: _Py_NoneStruct (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_OverflowError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyExc_AttributeError (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyCFunction_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyString_Type (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyType_GenericAlloc (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyList_Insert (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyString_InternFromString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyString_AsString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4_FromEncodedObject (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyImport_Import (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceRshift (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_CallMethod (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyIter_Next (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Remainder (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: Py_InitModule4_64 (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyType_Ready (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: _PyEval_SliceIndex (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyFile_AsFile (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyLong_FromUnsignedLong (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyMem_Free (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceXor (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceOr (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyBool_FromLong (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Items (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceRemainder (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_NoMemory (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyComplex_ImagAsDouble (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_IsTrue (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Lshift (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceMultiply (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: _PyObject_New (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_GetItem (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyString_FromStringAndSize (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceLshift (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyString_Size (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Update (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyComplex_RealAsDouble (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_Format (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_And (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4_AsWideChar (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceAdd (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_GetAttr (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_ExceptionMatches (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_Occurred (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Copy (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Divide (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyEval_GetGlobals (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Keys (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_SetObject (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Multiply (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyRun_FileExFlags (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_Size (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyString_FromString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyString_FromFormat (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceAnd (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyInt_FromLong (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Size (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_GetItem (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_SetItem (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyInt_AsLong (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_RichCompare (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyCFunction_NewEx (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Values (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Rshift (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyStaticMethod_New (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyType_IsSubtype (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Add (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyList_Sort (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PySequence_DelSlice (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_WarnEx (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Xor (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_ClearWeakRefs (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Subtract (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PySlice_New (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_GetAttrString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_IsInstance (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyRun_StringFlags (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_SetAttrString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyWeakref_NewRef (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_NewException (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyList_Append (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_SetAttr (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_GetItemString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceDivide (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyLong_AsLongLong (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_Or (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_DelItem (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyNumber_InPlaceSubtract (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyMethod_New (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyEval_CallFunction (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PySequence_GetSlice (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyTuple_Size (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyImport_ImportModule (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_Clear (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyTuple_New (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyTuple_GetItem (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyErr_SetString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyObject_CallFunction (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyList_Reverse (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyFile_FromString (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: _PyType_Lookup (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyList_New (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyMem_Malloc (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyCallable_Check (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_Clear (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PySequence_SetSlice (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyLong_AsUnsignedLong (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0) undefined symbol: PyDict_New (/usr/lib64/libboost_python.so.1.54.0)
Looks like this may be on purpose, https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2615
Created attachment 900478 [details] Respect ABI flags of libpython Filed https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/10079 for this. We will need at least the patch that I'm attaching in addition to the patchled in the referenced bug, as currently on Fedora we have libpython3.2m.so, not libpython3.2.so. I will possibly open a separate bug to track this depending on how the referenced bug evolves.
Created attachment 978385 [details] Spec file fix The following is another upstream ticket somewhat tangential to this issue (in that the Boost.Python test suite fails, although it likely fails irrespective of whether we apply the DT_NEEDED patches): https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/10923 The patches make the test fail because then -lpythonXY is brought in, and exec test fails, because it requests static linking, and we don't ship static -lpython in Fedora. exec-dynamic works though, and I'm somewhat inclined to dismiss this failure.
boost-1.55.0-8.fc21 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 21. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/boost-1.55.0-8.fc21
boost-1.54.0-12.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/boost-1.54.0-12.fc20
Package boost-1.54.0-12.fc20: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 20 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing boost-1.54.0-12.fc20' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-0713/boost-1.54.0-12.fc20 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
boost-1.55.0-8.fc21 has been pushed to the Fedora 21 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
boost-1.54.0-12.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
It seems there are still linkage problems. As requested in the discussion of bug report https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335965 (reopened) I am posting the following output (32 bit architecture): $ rpm -q boost-python boost-python-1.55.0-8.fc21.i686 $ ldd -r /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/math.so linux-gate.so.1 => (0xb7800000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0xb77b3000) libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xb75e6000) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x49ceb000) undefined symbol: PyFloat_Type (/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/math.so) undefined symbol: sinh (/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/math.so) undefined symbol: ceil (/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/math.so) [...] undefined symbol: log1p (/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/math.so) undefined symbol: PyMem_Malloc (/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/math.so) for a total of 64 undefined symbols -------------- The originating problem was trying to use mathematical functions in a python script in kig, that is still impossible. A workaround in Fedora 21 is $ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1.0 kig --nofork