[mod_python] Compiling on Solaris 8

Hmmm, you do realise that Solaris 8 is really old.

Anyway, to start with, you need to compile and install Python with
support for shared libraries. Thus, use --enable-shared option when
running configure for Python and installing it. You will also need to
do a fiddle to get resultant .so appear in correct location. See
section 'Lack Of Python Shared Library' of:

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

That documentation is for mod_wsgi, but same issues apply.

Alternatively, you may find solution described in:

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

works.

Again for mod_wsgi and not mod_python, but can still apply. You will
just need to find where in src/Makefile to add that option.

Graham

2008/7/18  <David_Greenberg at ltx.com>:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am having trouble compiling mod_python on Solaris 8.  I see other people
> have had the error in the past, but I have not seen any solution that does
> not involve recompiling Python (not an option for me).  The error is as
> follows:
>
> /usr/local/apache2/build/libtool --silent --mode=link gcc -o mod_python.la
>  -rpath /usr/local/apache2/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 -L/usr/local/lib -R/usr/local/lib
> -R/usr/lib -L/usr/lib -R/usr/openwin/lib -L/usr/openwin/lib
> -L/usr/local/ssl/lib -R/usr/local/ssl/lib -L/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2/lib
> -R/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2/lib -L/usr/openwin/lib -R/usr/openwin/lib -lm
> -lpython2.5 -lresolv -lsocket -lnsl -lrt -ldl -lpthread -lm _eprintf.o
> _floatdidf.o _muldi3.o
>
> *** Warning: Linking the shared library mod_python.la against the
> non-libtool
> *** objects  _eprintf.o _floatdidf.o _muldi3.o is not portable!
> Text relocation remains                         referenced
>     against symbol                  offset      in file
> <unknown>                           0x1030
>  /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a(floatobject.o)
> <unknown>                           0x1034
>  /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a(floatobject.o)
> ...
> ...
> ...
> clock                               0x2a4
> /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a(xxsubtype.o)
> utime                               0x158c
>  /usr/local/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a(posixmodule.o)
> ld: fatal: relocations remain against allocatable but non-writable sections
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536
> .
> make[1]: *** [mod_python.so] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/software/tmp/mod_python-3.3.1/src'
> make: *** [do_dso] Error 2
>
>
> The environment is as follows:
> Solaris 8
> mod_python 3.3.1 source
> GCC 3.4.6 (from sunfreeware.com)
> Apache 2.2.6 (from sunfreeware.com)
> Python 2.5.1 (from sunfreeware.com)
> Flex 2.5.31 (from sunfreeware.com)
>
> I ran the following to compile:
> ./configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --prefix=/usr/local
> make
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?  Is there a pre-compiled package somewhere for
> Solaris 8 that would work with my configuration?
>
> Thank you,
> David
>
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