2.2.1 crashes on Linux (RH7.3) trying to load python shared library timemodule.so

[morden]

Skip Montanaro wrote:
>     >>> 1. Why does 2.2.1 goes looking for timemodule.so in
>     >>> /usr/lib/python2.2/lib-dynload/ even though I've built it statically
>     >>> with prefix /u/local
> 
> Coming in late to this thread.  Sorry if this has already been mentioned,
> but is "time" in sys.builtin_module_names?  If not, then the time module
> wasn't statically linked into your interpreter.
> 
>     >>> 2. How could I tell configure that I want modules statically linked
>     >>>    with libpython.a?
> 
>     >> I'm not sure I understand this question. Which modules? The ones of
>     >> the standard Python distribution? They are never linked with
> 
>     morden> Yes. Stuff like timemodule.so that my program tries to load
>     morden> dynamically.
> 
> If you want static linkage of extension modules, I think you need to
> describe them appropriately in Modules/Setup.  I don't think there is any

Perfect. Changine Modules/Setup recompiling/reinstalling Python did the 
trick.