Description of problem: linking vs python fails because -lutils is missing in the python flags Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): python-2.3.3-6 How reproducible: just link something vs python and you will notice theres errors about forkpty etc. persistant problem since rh 7.x if i look up Steps to Reproduce: 1. link something vs python 2. enjoy the link problem 3. loop ;) Actual results: linker complains about forkpty etc Expected results: clean linking Additional info: adding -lutil links fine
Can you please give me an example of somethig that tries to link against python? I am not sure I understand if the problem is in the python package or in distutils or somewhere else.
one example is the wolfpack ultima online emu. just configure it with using the python configure script for static linking (dont enable mysql that triggers another bug in the current mysql package. prob is fixed in rawhide). linking then will fail. linking succeeds if -lutil is added. the problem can be tracked back even to 7.x releases of redhat and only seems to occur with us because -lutil for some magical reasons is missing from the python flags. http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wpdev/wolfpack-source-12.9.12.tar.bz2?download hope this helps. if more input is required or another case to reproduce it no problem just ask.
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