Re: mysql module error

On Wed, 11 May 2005, Sergey Poznyakoff wrote:

> Actually, I don't know what's the difference between the FreeBSD port and
> original package, so I can hardly be of any help here. Technically
> speaking, "dispatch_tab" is a symbol in an extension module that
> points to the dispatcher table for the functions provided by that
> module. The symbol is looked up using libtool wrappers, which follow
> certain conventions regarding public symbols in .so files (see
> http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual.html#Module-loaders-for-libltdl,
> for the detailed description). For example, the actual symbol name for
> "dispatch_tab" in mysql.so module is "mysql_LTX_dispatch_tab". If
> FreeBSD's port of libltdl does not follow this convention, you will get
> the `dispatch_tab not found' error.

That information should be enough to get started.  The odd thing is that 
if I just do my normal "configure" and "gmake", all is fine.  Still using 
the same libtool and whatnot.  But I don't even pretend to understand 
linking and all that stuff.

BTW, the maintainer of the port is [email protected], does that email 
look at all familiar?

Thanks!

Charles

> Of course, there may be other reasons, too.
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> Regards,
> Sergey
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