On Sunday 11 July 2004 16:23, Michael Stenner wrote: >On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 03:58:17PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Sunday 11 July 2004 14:17, Michael Stenner wrote: > >< snip confirmation of same libxml2 version and identical files > > >> So that all matches exactly.. >> >> > 4) python -c 'import libxml2' >> > This should do nothing, but there's a good chance you'll get >> > a traceback. >> >> Correct: >> [root@coyote src]# python -c 'import libxml2' >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "<string>", line 1, in ? >> File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/libxml2.py", line 1, in ? >> import libxml2mod >> ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/libxml2mod.so: >> undefined symbol: xmlByteConsumed [root@coyote src]# >> >> And why do you say there is a good chance of a traceback? Or >> was that based on the above clip from the original post? > >Yes. I was confirming that this is not a problem with the currently >installed yum. The problem is showing up any time you try to import >libxml2. This is a general python problem and not a yum problem. > It just so happens that yum uses that module. Don't worry. I'm > not abandoning you yet. > >> Any other suggestions short of formatting?, which I'd druther not >> do, I'd have to rerip about 3 Gb of music, and chase down a DDS2 >> tape drive that still reads tapes to get all my family pix back. > >I'm extremely confident that this is some stupid file corruption or >configuration error. If you need to reinstall, it will be because >it's just easier than tracking down the real problem. In that case, >your data should all be fine. You can copy over to another hard > drive temporarily or something. > >This still smells like a wacky python thing to me. Do you have the >PYTHONPATH environment variable set? Apparently not, it (#>echo $PYTHONPATH) comes back empty except for the cr/lf. I'm quite fam with editing .bashrc, so what do I put in there, the path to the 2.2 install it says its already useing? That would appear to be carrying coal to Newcastle, but whatdoIknow.. -- Cheers, & thanks Michael, Gene There are 4 boxes to be used in defense of liberty. Soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order, starting now. -Ed Howdershelt, Author Additions to this message made by Gene Heskett are Copyright 2004, Maurice E. Heskett, all rights reserved.
