python mapscript compile errors

[Matthew Perry]

Hey folks,

 Trying to install mapscript on ubuntu 7.10 and I'm getting this error:

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./configure --without-tiff --with-jpeg --with-png --with-freetype \
--with-zlib --with-threads --with-proj \
 --with-gdal=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config --with-wcs --with-ogr \
--with-wmsclient --with-wfsclient --with-wfs \
--without-pdf --with-geos --enable-debug --with-agg=/home/perry/src/agg-2.4 \
--with-postgis=/usr/bin/pg_config \
--with-curl-config=/usr/bin/curl-config --with-httpd=/usr/sbin/apache2
--with-gd=/usr/local \
--with-fastcgi
make
cd mapscript/python
swig -python -shadow -modern -templatereduce -fastdispatch -fvirtual
-fastproxy \
     -modernargs -castmode -dirvtable -fastinit -fastquery
-noproxydel -nobuildnone  \
    -o mapscript_wrap.c ../mapscript.i
python setup.py build
cd tests/cases && python runalltests.py -v
........
 File "../../build/lib.linux-i686-2.5/mapscript.py", line 6, in <module>
   import _mapscript
ImportError: ../../build/lib.linux-i686-2.5/_mapscript.so: undefined
symbol: _ZN3agg17g_elder_bit_tableE

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This occurs with both mapserver svn and 5.0. I've also tried with the
system libagg as well as a self-compiled libagg with fPIC and
freetype. I've tried the simple swig statement as well as the newer
optimized swig flags. The same outcome occurs each under every combo.

I'm out of ideas (and patience). Has anyone else experienced this
issue and solved it?

-- 
Matthew T. Perry
http://www.perrygeo.net

"Never ascribe to malice, that which can be adequately explained by
incompetence."