Hello. I am implementing python cross compilation using "x86_64-pc-linux-musl" toolchain: "x86_64-pc-linux-musl-emerge -v1 python:3.6". Please see the following build log https://gist.github.com/andrew-aladev/e10fa5a8151ffb3c5782edd64ae08b28. We can see the following part: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-musl/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.6.9/image//usr/lib/python3.6/compileall.py", line 17, in <module> import struct File "/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-musl/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.6.9/image/usr/lib/python3.6/struct.py", line 13, in <module> from _struct import * ImportError: libc.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory It means that cross compilation of python is not reliable today by design. Python is trying to use PYTHON_FOR_BUILD for loading cross compiled modules. It is not possible in general case. I will create a bug in upstream bugtracker. I am not sure that this bug will be fixed in the nearest 5 years, so we need a good reliable workaround for today. I want to introduce double recompilation method: 1. x86_64-pc-linux-musl-emerge -v1 python:3.6 2. EPYTHON_FOR_BUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-musl-python3.6" x86_64-pc-linux-musl-emerge -v1 python:3.6 First step is to cross compile python with default broken "PYTHON_FOR_BUILD". Second step is to provide cross compiled python as "EPYTHON_FOR_BUILD". This method works perfect with both native execution (i686, amd64) and qemu user emulation (arm, mips, etc). Unfortunately today python doesn't support "EPYTHON_FOR_BUILD". I will attach patch and "x86_64-pc-linux-musl-python3.6" file here. PS the success of double recompilation method depends on "elf_mismatch_is_not_fatal.glibc-2.29.patch". It is provided here https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25341. Please see here too https://github.com/andrew-aladev/test-images/blob/master/native/x86_64-pc-linux-musl/0-crossdev/buildah.sh. This image is not complete today, because it depends on other musl issues. But you can use it as complete example. Reproducible: Always
Created attachment 603822 [details, diff] epython for build patch
Created attachment 603824 [details] x86_64-pc-linux-musl-python3.6
This was fixed by bug 864911.