>> On Sep 14, 2006, at 7:22 PM, ah wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Sorry if this question has been asked before. >>> How can I build (or get) libpython2.4.dylib instead of libpython2.4.a ? >>> >>> I am running Mac Os X 10.3.9. >> >> What version of python are you using? That is, the distribution at >> python.org, ActiveState's python, DarwinPorts^H^H^H^H^H^HMacPorts or >> Fink? >> > Hello Ronald and thanks for your answer. > I am using a version of MacPython 2.4 that I downloaded a while ago > on a Mac Mini G4 with Mac Os 10.3.9. > I noticed that a universal build of MacPython 2.4 is available now. > (Please advise whether you recommend me to upgrade or not) > > >> If you have a framework install of python (the binary distribution at >> python.org or ActiveState's python) the framework contains a shared >> library, but it isn't named libpython2.4.a. It is the Python binary at >> the top of the framework, which is where shared libraries should be in a >> framework. > Can you please be more specific on the directory and the name ? > I am not too familiar with frameworks in general. > > >> >> Why do you want to know? Do you have some software that requires a >> libpython2.4.dylib? If so, which software is that? > > I am using Python with VTK (www.vtk.org), and I am having > some trouble linking. Here are the first few lines of the error > messages: > > _______________________________________ > Linking CXX shared library ../bin/libvtkCommonPythonD.dylib > /usr/bin/libtool: internal link edit command failed > ld: common symbols not allowed with MH_DYLIB output format with > the -multi_module option > /usr/local/lib/python2.4/config/libpython2.4.a(exceptions.o) definition of > common _PyExc_TypeError (size 4) > > _______________________________________ > > According to the vtk mailing lists, using libpython2.4.dylib should fix > that. > > Any recommendation you might have to help me out > would be greatly appreciated. > > P.S. I have tried to use fink's method to create libpython2.4.dylib > but got similar error messages. > >
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