Building from source -- zlib/binascii problems 2.5.2/2.6.1

[peter s.]

I am trying to build Python from source on a RHEL system where I do
not have root access. There are two modules that I am having trouble
with: zlib & binascii.

zlib -- This seems like a make configuration issue. I have noticed
that 'gcc -v' returns '--with-system-zlib':
$ gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: x86_64-redhat-linux
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --
infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --
enable-checking=release --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --
disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-
languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada --enable-java-awt=gtk --
disable-dssi --enable-plugin --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-
gcj-1.4.2.0/jre --with-cpu=generic --host=x86_64-redhat-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1.2-42)

and then when I run 'make' I see:

building 'zlib' extension
gcc -pthread -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -
Wstrict-prototypes -I. -I/location/of/Python-2.5.2/./Include -I. -
IInclude -I./Include -I/usr/local/include -I/location/of/Python-2.5.2/
Include -I/location/of/Python-2.5.2 -c /location/of/Python-2.5.2/
Modules/zlibmodule.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.5/location/of/
Python-2.5.2/Modules/zlibmodule.o
gcc -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.5/location/of/
Python-2.5.2/Modules/zlibmodule.o -L/usr/local/lib -lz -o build/
lib.linux-x86_64-2.5/zlib.so
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libz.so when searching for
-lz
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libz.a when searching for -
lz
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

It seems as though I need to force the build process to use the zlib
that comes with python source.

binascii -- I have no idea what binascii requires in order to compile,
so I am clueless. It properly compiles with 2.5.2, but fails to build
in 2.6.1. I am OK using 2.5.2 if I could get zlib to work.

Thanks,

Peter

 

[Martin v. Löwis]

Target: x86_64-redhat-linux

gcc -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.5/location/of/
Python-2.5.2/Modules/zlibmodule.o -L/usr/local/lib -lz -o build/
lib.linux-x86_64-2.5/zlib.so
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libz.so when searching for
-lz

Do

file /usr/lib/libz.so

It might be a 32-bit library, in which case you can check whether
/usr/lib64 has a 64-bit library. I'm puzzled why it only
happens for -lz; perhaps you are better of compiling with a 32-bit
compiler.

Regards,
Martin

 

[peter s.]

Do

  file /usr/lib/libz.so

It might be a 32-bit library, in which case you can check whether
/usr/lib64 has a 64-bit library. I'm puzzled why it only
happens for -lz; perhaps you are better of compiling with a 32-bit
compiler.

Regards,
Martin

$ file /usr/lib/libz.s*
/usr/lib/libz.so: symbolic link to `libz.so.1.2.3'
/usr/lib/libz.so.1: symbolic link to `libz.so.1.2.3'
/usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386,
version 1 (SYSV), stripped

 

[peter s.]

$ file /usr/lib/libz.s*
/usr/lib/libz.so:       symbolic link to `libz.so.1.2.3'
/usr/lib/libz.so.1:     symbolic link to `libz.so.1.2.3'
/usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386,
version 1 (SYSV), stripped

I meant to also add

$ file /usr/lib64/libz.s*
/usr/lib64/libz.so.1: symbolic link to `libz.so.1.2.3'
/usr/lib64/libz.so.1.2.3: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64,
version 1 (SYSV), stripped

So.. it seems as though I need to get it to point to the 64 bit
version (or compile the zlib that comes with Python source). I'm not
sure how to override that.

 

[Martin v. Löwis]

So.. it seems as though I need to get it to point to the 64 bit

version (or compile the zlib that comes with Python source). I'm not
sure how to override that.

The easiest solution would be to invoke the linker line manually,
and replace -lz with the absolute path to the right library.

Regards,
Martin

 

[peter s.]

The easiest solution would be to invoke the linker line manually,
and replace -lz with the absolute path to the right library.

Regards,
Martin

Thanks for you help thus far, though I am still stuck. I have tried a
number of things with no success. Modifying the actual command that
builds the zlibmodule to link to other sources produces different
errors, such as "build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.5/zlib.so: undefined symbol:
inflateEnd". Will update this thread if I find a solution.