[Zope] Re: ZMySQL Database connection trouble (fwd)

[Samuel D. Gendler]

Gitte Wange wrote:
> 
> When I have build or compiled or whatever and i start python and tries
> to import MySQL I get the following error:
> >>> import MySQL
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ImportError: ./MySQLmodule.so: undefined symbol: uncompress
> >>>
> 
> Anyone ?

Did you read the mail you responded to when you sent this query?  There
are specific instructions on how to fix this problem at the bottom of
this email.

--sam

> 
> n 27 Mar 2001 13:43:50 -0500, ghaley@mail.venaca.com wrote:
> >
> > Gitte,
> >
> > I am forwarding a post i had on this, and the response i got.
> >
> > ciao!
> > greg.
> >
> > Gregory Haley
> > DBA/Web Programmer
> > Venaca, LLC.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 05:31:45 -0500
> > From: Dave Woolston <davew@digicool.com>
> > To: ghaley@mail.venaca.com
> > Cc: zope@zope.org
> > Subject: Re: ZMySQL Database connection trouble
> >
> >
> > > hi,
> > >
> > >I am trying to add a ZMySQL database connection.  Everything seems to go
> > >ok, but when I try to view the Products Management, it shows the ZMySQL as
> > >a broken product, when I view it, there is an error that says:
> > >
> > >ImportError: /usr/lib/python1.5/site-package/MySQLmodule.so:  undefined
> > >symbol: uncompress
> > >
> > >If I try to go the the /opt/zope/lib ,etc. directory and start the db.py
> > >connection directly, python db.py, i get the same error.
> > >
> > >If someone could provide some direction on how to recompile the .so file
> > >so that it can handle the uncompress problem, I would be most grateful.
> > >
> > >btw, i've read the various howtos on the zope.org site, and i didn't find
> > >this particular problem there.
> > >
> > >I am running MySQL 3.23, the most recent release of zope, on linux 2.2
> > >running slackware 7.0
> > >
> > >Many thanks.
> > >
> > >ciao!
> > >greg.
> > >
> > >Gregory Haley
> > >DBA/Web Programmer
> > >Venaca, LLC
> >
> > Gregory,
> >
> > I got this a while back - here are my notes:
> >
> > NOTE:  The first time I got a problem relating to umcompress:
> > ImportError: ./_mysqlmodule.so: undefined symbol: uncompress
> >
> > You may need to add -lz to you Setup.in file per this:
> > http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/p4dti/import/2000-08-09/python-mysqldb-0.2
> > .2/MySQLdb-0.2.2/doc/MySQLdb-FAQ-1.html
> >
> > Then I moved MySQLdb.py* to /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages
> > and I was able to run python and import _mysql
> >
> > After that, I copied the _mysqlmodule.so module up to the ZMySQLDA directory
> > restarted Zope and was able to create a connection.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > =================================
> > Dave Woolston   davew@digicool.com
> > Digital Creations  www.digicool.com
> > (716) 262-4715
> 
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