Zoltán Dudás schrob: > I have downloaded an extension for PostgreSql. > It contains stored procedures written in C. > I compiled the neccessary files into an so file > and I tried to use the functions, but it gives > an error message when it has to load the > shared object file. > The error message says, it cannot locate a symbol. > I think this symbol is part of the C++ STL. Yes, that's a member of the basic_string template and the string class. > This is the error message: > > psql:/usr/share/postgresql/contrib/proximity.sql:5: ERROR: could not load > library "/usr/lib/postgresql/proximity.so": /usr/lib/postgresql/proximity.so: > undefined symbol: _ZNKSs17find_first_not_ofERKSsj > > What should I do to be able to use this extension? It looks like your .so isn't linked to libstdc++. How exactly did you compile and link the .so? regards, Andreas -- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org