Re: [rock-user] python+ncurses segfaulting

++ 28/07/04 - Mathieu Doidy:
> Hi,
> 
> python surprinsingly chokes when using ncurses extension
> i think i've had this problem since an upgrade of python but i don't
> remember precisely when
> i discovered it when using btdownloadcurses.py (from bittorrent)
> 
> in fact, i got a segfault with just this simple script :
> ---- SNIP ----
> #!/usr/bin/python
> import curses.panel
> scrwin = curses.initscr()
> scrwin = curses.newwin(0, 0, 0, 0)
> curses.panel.new_panel(scrwin)
> ---- SNAP ----
> 
> does anyone have the same problem or know a way to debug this ?
> i tried to recompile python with pentium3 optimizations and with no
> optimizations, it results to the same error
> 
> any help would be appreciated
> 
> /mathieu

ok, i found the problem
it comes from the installation of ncurses and the fact that python 
package is configured to use shared modules
with standard rock install, ncurses shared libs are in /lib and static
ones are in /usr/lib which seems to confuse python

i solved the problem on my system with this :
cd /usr/lib
ln -s /lib/libncurses.so* /lib/libcurses.so* /lib/libmenu.so* /lib/libpanel.so* /lib/libform.so* .
and recompile python

this is only a quickfix
the real problem comes from the postflist_static_lib() function
i suggest it not only move the .a in /lib to /usr/lib but also links the
corresponding .so to /usr/lib

anyone ?

/mathieu