Re: [ferret_users] ferret 6.02: external functions do not work

[Ansley Manke <ansley.b.manke@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Martin,
The external functions, being shared object files, will not work with a 
statically-linked executable.  Did you perhaps use one of the standard 
dynamically linked executables when you installed v6.0? 

Ansley

Martin Schmidt wrote:
> Hi all,
> thanks for adding the external function to 6.02 linux.
>
> Unfortunately it does not work with my linux version
> Linux xxxxxx 2.6.11.4-21.15-smp #1 SMP Tue Nov 28 13:39:58 UTC 2006 x86_64
> (suse 9.3) or something else goes wrong.
>
> I have got the latest statically linked fer_executables.tar.Z from the server. 
> (Downloads/linux_static_downloads.html)
>
> Ferret starts as
>
>         FERRET v6.02  
>         Linux(g77) 2.4.21-32 - 05/07/07
>         29-May-07 11:09     
>
> and seems to work correctly.
>
> show func/ext
>
> gives error messages like    
>   
>    ERROR in External Function tax_units:
>    Dynamic linking call dlopen() returns --
>    "/linsoft/ferret_v602_32_static/ext_func/libs/tax_units.so: undefined symbol: ef_version_test_".
>
> for all external functions. 
>
> With version 6.0 external funtions work correctly at the same
> machine.  
>
> Any help or suggestions would be very welcome.
>
> Martin Schmidt
>   

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