[BangPypers] import error undefined symbol: Py_InitModule4

[Kracekumar Ramaraju]

AFAIK, Anything with python2.4 or python2.5 compilation or any third party
installation will not work since all dependencies changed.

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Dileep <dileep.ds at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am working on cython code and after compilation I am getting the above
> import error with compiled .so file. I am using python 2.4 and testing on a
> 64 bit machine. I think
> the issue happened because calling python interpreter and the extension do
> not use the same version.(one is Python 2.4, the other 2.5).
>
> As per PEP0353 (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0353/ ) there is a name
> change for 64 bit machines.To prevent loading extension modules that assume
> a 32-bit size type into an interpreter that has a 64 bit size type,
> Py_InitModule4 is renamed to Py_InitModule4_64.
>
> By adding the below lines of code to my extension .c file will fix that
> issue ? any one faced similar issue ?
>
> #if SIZEOF_SIZE_T != SIZEOF_INT
>
>
> /* On a 64-bit system, rename the Py_InitModule4 so that 2.4
>    modules cannot get loaded into a 2.5 interpreter */
>
>
> #define Py_InitModule4 Py_InitModule4_64
> #endif
>
>
>
> --
>   Regards
>   DIleep.D.S
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