On 05/02/2012 12:14 PM, F. Heitkamp wrote: > On 04/30/12 13:47, Jonathan Wakely wrote: >> On 30 April 2012 18:28, Jonathan Wakely<jwakely.gcc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 30 April 2012 13:39, F. Heitkamp wrote: >>> >> The matplotlib I use is built with: >> >> python setupegg.py build_ext \ >> --rpath=/opt/gcc-4.4.3/lib64 >> python setupegg.py build >> python setupegg.py install --user >> >> The --rpath option ensures the right libstdc++.so is found at runtime >> (we have several installed). That build works here, and is linked to >> libstdc++.so. Unfortunately it builds matplotlib as a python egg, >> which is a very annoying package format. I'd rather not install it >> via egg, but have no experience doing so and can't suggest why your >> build was not linked to libstdc++. > > This last suggestion did not work for me. I got the same undefined > symbol error. My linux setup is a 64 bits kernel running on sort of a > hybrid 32/64 bits system. By that I mean I have some 64 bits userland > along with the 32bits. When I configure python programs using the usual > commands it comes back with arch x86_64. Anyway I guess this is getting > off topic for this list now, but suggestions are welcome nonetheless. We really need you to answer this question: > Is _path.so a 32-bit or 64-bit library? From the missing symbol I'm > assuming 32-bit. And if it is compiled 32-bit, we need to know why. Andrew.