[mod_python] Compiling mod_python

Read section 'Mixing 32 Bit And 64 Bit Packages' of:

  http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/InstallationIssues

Same issue applies to mod_python.

In other words, fix your Python installation.

Graham

2008/6/8 Jonathan Chong <ashburrn at gmail.com>:
> Hello
>
> I am trying to compile mod_python on my system but have been consistently
> receiving a make_dso error. I have Apache 2.2.8 installed and running fine,
> compiled with the following config:
>
> ./configure --prefix=/httpd --enable-so --enable-rewrite --enable-deflate
> --enable-mime-magic
>
> I have Python 2.5.1 installed and I'm trying to compile mod_python with the
> following:
>
> ./configure --with-apxs=/httpd/bin/apxs --with-python=/usr/local/bin/python
> --with-flex=/usr/local/bin/flex
>
> The configure runs fine, but when I try to run make, I receive this error:
>
> ...
> /usr/include/features.h:132:1: warning: this is the location of the previous
> definition
> finfoobject.c:278: warning: `intargfunc' is deprecated (declared at
> /usr/local/include/python2.5/object.h:133)
> finfoobject.c:278: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> /httpd/build/libtool --silent --mode=link gcc -o mod_python.la  -rpath
> /httpd/modules -module -avoid-version    finfoobject.lo hlistobject.lo
> hlist.lo filterobject.lo connobject.lo serverobject.lo util.lo
> tableobject.lo requestobject.lo _apachemodule.lo mod_python.lo
> -L/usr/local/lib/python2.5/config -Xlinker -export-dynamic -lm -lpython2.5
> -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm
> /usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a(abstract.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 can not be used when making a shared object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a: could not read symbols: Bad
> value
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536
> .
> make[1]: *** [mod_python.so] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/mod_python-3.3.1/src'
> make: *** [do_dso] Error 2
>
> I have full root access on a dedicated server, running CentOS release 3.6
> (Final).
>
> Any help is much appreciated, thanks.
>
> --
> Jonathan Chong
>
> http://jonathanchong.com/
> http://arsenal-mania.com/
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