Problems building a Python module

[Rolf Wester]

Hi Gerhard,

thank you for your reply. ldd gave me the information I needed.

Regards

Rolf

Gerhard Häring wrote:
> * Rolf Wester <wester at ilt.fhg.de> [2002-07-09 15:47 +0200]:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I want to build a Python module from C-files. I made the wrapper file
>>using swig. During linking I get the following message:
>>[...]
>>/usr/lib/python2.2/config/libpython2.2.a(thread.o): In function 
>>`PyThread_start_new_thread':
>>thread.o(.text+0x7f): undefined reference to `pthread_sigmask'
>>[...]
>>
> 
> This wants to tell you that you should really use distutils to compile
> your Python extension module instead.
> 
> 
>>I link against following libraries:
>>
>>-lpython2.2 -lm -ldl
>>
>>Can someone tell me what other libraries I have to link against? And
>>what means:
>>
> 
> ldd /path/to/your/python will tell you.
> 
> 
>>posixmodule.o(.text+0x3614): the use of `tmpnam_r' is dangerous, better 
>>use `mkstemp'
>>
> 
> This is a warning from the linker that's emitted as soon as certain
> functions are linked against. As long as you don't use these functions
> in the tmpfile module, you can safely ignore this warning.
> 
> Gerhard
>