Hello, Using scipy distutils under Solaris I stumbled over a problem in distutils unixccompiler. In runtime_library_dir_option the C compiler name is used to determine whether to a use "-Wl,-R" or "-R". I use the Sun Fortran compiler together with gcc. Now when linking an extension module that uses "runtime_library_dirs" and the fortran compiler for linking I get an error message because of the usage of "-Wl.-R" instead of "-R". I rewrote the routine a little bit: def runtime_library_dir_option(self, dir): # XXX Hackish, at the very least. See Python bug #445902: # http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php # ?func=detail&aid=445902&group_id=5470&atid=105470 # Linkers on different platforms need different options to # specify that directories need to be added to the list of # directories searched for dependencies when a dynamic library # is sought. GCC has to be told to pass the -R option through # to the linker, whereas other compilers just know this. # Other compilers may need something slightly different. At # this time, there's no way to determine this information from # the configuration data stored in the Python installation, so # we use this hack. linker = self.linker_so if sys.platform[:6] == "darwin": # MacOSX's linker doesn't understand the -R flag at all return "-L" + dir elif sys.platform[:5] == "hp-ux": return "+s -L" + dir elif linker[:3] == "gcc" or linker[:3] == "g++" or linker[:3] == "g77": return "-Wl,-R" + dir else: return "-R" + dir and now it works for me. Shall I issue a but report on this or is my usage to exotic? Kind regards Berthold Höllmann -- Germanischer Lloyd AG CAE Development Vorsetzen 35 20459 Hamburg Phone: +49(0)40 36149-7374 Fax: +49(0)40 36149-7320 e-mail: hoel@gl-group.com Internet: http://www.gl-group.com **************************************************** Please notice: We would like to inform you that the e-mail address of Germanischer Lloyd as well as our internet address had been changed to gl-group.com with effect from 1st March 2003. This means that the previous address shortmark@germanlloyd.org will be replaced by shortmark@gl-group.com. From now on the GL homepage can be accessed at the address 'http://www.gl-group.com'. The old addresses remain valid for a transitional period. **************************************************** This e-mail contains confidential information for the exclusive attention of the intended addressee. Any access of third parties to this e-mail is unauthorised. Any use of this e-mail by unintended recipients such as copying, distribution, disclosure etc. is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients the content of this e-mail is subject to the General Terms and Conditions of GL's Group of Companies applicable at the date of this e-mail. GL's Group of Companies does not warrant and/or guarantee that this message at the moment of receipt is authentic, correct and its communication free of errors, interruption etc.