python-ldap-dev

Build Errors (LDAP_OPT_X... undeclared)

[Eric Carty-F. <eri...@gm...>]

I am trying to build python-ldap (2.3.1) on a RH Linux box.  I
installed openldap (2.3.38) from source with the default settings and
had no problems.  I also have a source install of Python 2.4.4.

In setup.cfg I modified these two lines:
library_dirs = /usr/local/lib
include_dirs = /home/eric/openldap-2.2.13/include /usr/include/sasl

When I try to build with "python setup.py build" I get this:

In file included from Modules/constants.c:11:
/home/eric/openldap-2.2.13/include/ldap.h:210:1: warning:
"LDAP_CONTROL_VALUESRETURNFILTER" redefined
In file included from Modules/constants.c:9:
Modules/constants.h:16:1: warning: this is the location of the
previous definition
Modules/constants.c: In function `LDAPinit_constants':
Modules/constants.c:179: error: `LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRLCHECK' undeclared
(first use in this function)
Modules/constants.c:179: error: (Each undeclared identifier is
reported only once
Modules/constants.c:179: error: for each function it appears in.)
Modules/constants.c:180: error: `LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRL_NONE' undeclared
(first use in this function)
Modules/constants.c:181: error: `LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRL_PEER' undeclared
(first use in this function)
Modules/constants.c:182: error: `LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRL_ALL' undeclared
(first use in this function)
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

What am I doing incorrectly?  I've searched high and low and cannot
find much reference to these specific errors.  Thanks in advance.

Eric

Re: Build Errors (LDAP_OPT_X... undeclared)

[Torsten K. <pyt...@tk...>]

On Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 23:27 Eric Carty-Fickes wrote:

> I am trying to build python-ldap (2.3.1) on a RH Linux box.  I
> installed openldap (2.3.38) from source with the default settings and
                     ^^^^^^^^
                     
> include_dirs = /home/eric/openldap-2.2.13/include /usr/include/sasl
                                    ^^^^^^^^

Why do you try to build with 2.2.13 headers, although you already
installed 2.3.38?

I had similar problems when building python-ldap on Mac OSX, where
openldap 2.2.x is installed by default. Simply "stealing" the 2.3
headers from a Linux system did the trick there.

Thus, point include_dirs to the location of your 2.3 headers (presumably
/usr/local/include, if you installed from source) and everything should
work like a charm.

Torsten
-- 
Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to
make it complex and wonderful.              - Murphy's Law No. 13 -

Re: Build Errors (LDAP_OPT_X... undeclared)

[<mi...@st...>]

Torsten Kurbad wrote:
> 
> I had similar problems when building python-ldap on Mac OSX, where
> openldap 2.2.x is installed by default. Simply "stealing" the 2.3
> headers from a Linux system did the trick there.

This workaround is very bad practice. You MUST NOT mix headers and libs
from different OpenLDAP versions. This can lead to serious crashs.
Please don't ask for support if you're doing something like this.

Ciao, Michael.

Re: Build Errors (LDAP_OPT_X... undeclared)

[Torsten K. <pyt...@tk...>]

> > I had similar problems when building python-ldap on Mac OSX, where
> > openldap 2.2.x is installed by default. Simply "stealing" the 2.3
> > headers from a Linux system did the trick there.
> 
> This workaround is very bad practice. You MUST NOT mix headers and
> libs from different OpenLDAP versions. This can lead to serious
> crashs. Please don't ask for support if you're doing something like
> this.

I won't... This was part of my .egg project - and was merely a
test. ;o)
But it showed clearly that it's problematic to build python-ldap-2.3.1
with OpenLDAP 2.2.x, which I didn't know beforehand.

Anyway, Eric HAS the 2.3.x libs installed and used the 2.2.x headers
for no good reason. That's what I wanted to point out...

Regards,
Torsten
-- 
  I am a deeply superficial person. -Andy Warhol

Re: Build Errors (LDAP_OPT_X... undeclared)

[<mi...@st...>]

Torsten Kurbad wrote:
> 
> Anyway, Eric HAS the 2.3.x libs installed and used the 2.2.x headers
> for no good reason. That's what I wanted to point out...

Got your message. But I wanted to make sure that it won't get misunderstood.

Ciao, Michael.

Re: Build Errors (LDAP_OPT_X... undeclared)

[<mi...@st...>]

Eric Carty-Fickes wrote:
> I am trying to build python-ldap (2.3.1) on a RH Linux box.  I
> installed openldap (2.3.38) from source with the default settings and
> had no problems.  I also have a source install of Python 2.4.4.
> 
> In setup.cfg I modified these two lines:
> library_dirs = /usr/local/lib
> include_dirs = /home/eric/openldap-2.2.13/include /usr/include/sasl

python-ldap 2.3+ strictly requires OpenLDAP libs 2.3.x. Fix include_dirs
in your setup.cfg to reflect this.

Ciao, Michael.