[python-sybase] Sybase python runtime error

[Marcos Sánchez Provencio]

Steve Bremer wrote:

>When I try to execute any python programs using the "Sybase" 
>python module, I receive the following error:
>
>
>===
>Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "/export/home/sybase/python/test/sybase.py", line 3, in ?
>    import Sybase
>  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages/Sybase.py", line 20, in ?
>    from sybasect import *
>ImportError: ld.so.1: /usr/bin/python: fatal: relocation error: file 
>/usr/local/
>lib/python2.2/site-packages/sybasect.so: symbol ct_cmd_alloc: 
>referenced symbol
>not found
>====
>
>However, my LD_LIBRARY_PATH does include /sybase/OCS-
>12/lib.  If I execute:
>
>ldd /usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages/sybasect.so
>
>I receive the following output:
>
>        libsybdb.so =>   /sybase/OCS-12_0/lib/libsybdb.so
>        libgcc_s.so.1 =>         /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
>        libc.so.1 =>     /usr/lib/libc.so.1
>        libdl.so.1 =>    /usr/lib/libdl.so.1
>        /usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-880/lib/libc_psr.so.1
>
>So, it looks to me like the linker can find the Sybase library just fine 
>because if I clear LD_LIBRARY_PATH before executing the 
>command, I get the following instead:
>
>        libsybdb.so =>   (file not found)
>        libgcc_s.so.1 =>         (file not found)
>
>
>Version information:
>
>Sybase 12.0
>Solaris 8
>Python 2.2.2
>
>There were no error messages during the compile/install.  I used the 
>following steps to compile/install:
>
>python setup.py build_ext -U WANT_BULKCOPY -D WANT_THREADS
>su -
>python setup.py install
>
>I found a similar post in the archives, but there was no resolution 
>offered.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Please CC me as I'm not subscribed to the list.
>
>Thanks,
>Steve Bremer
>NEBCO, Inc.
>System & Security Administrator
>
>
>  
>
I once had to use the Solaris linker  instead of the one that comes with 
gcc to use DCOracle2. I recall it is called uc something.