[Zope] zope2 startup problem

[Pavlos Christoforou]

> 199 % python
> Python 1.5.2 (#1, May 20 1999, 13:54:05)  [GCC egcs-2.91.66 19990314 
> (egcs-1.1.2  on sunos5
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import BTree
> Traceback (innermost last):
>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ImportError: ld.so.1: python: fatal: relocation error: file 
> ./BTree.so: symbol PyImport_ImportModule: referenced symbol not found
> >>> import Missing
> Traceback (innermost last):
>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ImportError: ld.so.1: python: fatal: relocation error: file 
> ./Missing.so: symbol PyImport_ImportModule: referenced symbol not 
> found

> 
> and I'm completely stumped.
> 
> Is it anything to do with the way I've compiled up Python by any 
> chance? Anyone who's compiled up Python 1.5.2 under Solaris have any 
> thoughts?
> 

Have you enabled shared library support during python compilation? Check
the Modules/Setup file in your Python directory and find a line whith the
entry:
*shared*

It should be uncommented.

Pavlos