[GRASS-dev] swig python compilation error in utils_wrap.c

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Glynn Clements
<glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:
>
> Markus Neteler wrote:
>
>> OBJ.x86_64-mandriva-linux-gnu/utils_wrap.o: In function `SWIG_Python_ErrorType':
>> /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/grass-6.4.0RC6pre/swig/python/utils_wrap.c:919: undefined reference to `PyExc_RuntimeError'
>> /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/grass-6.4.0RC6pre/swig/python/utils_wrap.c:892: undefined reference to `PyExc_RuntimeError'
>> /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/grass-6.4.0RC6pre/swig/python/utils_wrap.c:889: undefined reference to `PyExc_IOError'
>> ...
>>
>> Any ideas? Is a change in swig/include/python/utils.i needed?
>
> Those variables don't appear in the .i files; they only appear in the
> code generated by SWIG. However, they do end up in all of the *_wrap.c
> files.
>
> As you're getting an error at link time, rather than compile time, I'd
> suspect a library mismatch.

It is a newly installed machine (if that matters).

> I note that the only -L switches are those
> which refer to dist.<arch>.
>
> I also note that there is no utils_LIBS variable in
> swig/python/Makefile (as it doesn't depend upon any GRASS libraries).
> As everything except utils and date[1] has $(GISLIB) as a dependency
> (directly or indirectly), I suspect that it may be fixed by defining
> utils_LIBS as either some subset of $(XDRLIB) $(SOCKLIB) $(INTLLIB) or
> as $(GISLIB).

I have tried this to no avail.

> [1] However, if the date module compiles, that undermines this theory.
>
> Beyond that, I can only suggest comparing the successful linking
> commands for the other modules against the failed command for the
> utils module.

Since I am a bit lost here, I have posted the full swig compile sequence
excerpt here:
http://osgeo.pastebin.com/JxVbCwMz

utils_wrap.c is compiled as well as the others. Perhaps you could take
another look?

thanks
Markus