net-irc/xchat-2.4.4 cannot load the perl module for me. This worked with 2.4.3. AutoLoad failed for: /usr/lib/xchat/plugins/perl.so /usr/lib/xchat/plugins/perl.so: undefined symbol: Perl_Iperl_destruct_level_ptr Portage 2.0.51.22-r1 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.3-20050110, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.11.12-grsec-20050614 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.11.12-grsec-20050614 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.9 ccache version 2.4 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.8 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig buildpkg ccache distlocks notitles sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo ftp://gentoo.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/gentoo/source/ http://gentoo.blueyonder.co.uk ftp://mirror.iawnet.sandia.gov/pub/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 3dnow X aalib alsa apm avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr chroot crypt curl dv dvd dvdr eds emboss encode fam flac foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal imagemagick imlib java jpeg kde ldap libg++ libwww mad mikmod mmx motif mozilla mp3 mpeg ncurses nls ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png pwdb python qt quicktime readline samba sdl slang snmp spell sse ssl svga tcltk tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts vorbis xine xml2 xmms xv zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
I'm not experiencing the load failure but some other weirdness with the perl module. Like having perl.so called Python scripting interface.
Well i got that error message just after i updated to the new libperl version, from 5.8.6 to 5.8.6-r1, just re-emerge xchat. BTW gvim is also affected with the perl use flag.
Okay. I however did not touch my libperl version, nor did emerge -pv xchat before I went to xchat-2.4.4 say that it would upgrade libperl. I did however remerge xchat, and I ahve the same issue. I doubt much changed but here's my emerge info again: Portage 2.0.51.22-r1 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.3-20050110, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.11.12-grsec-20050614 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.11.12-grsec-20050614 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.9 ccache version 2.4 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.8 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig buildpkg ccache distlocks notitles sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo ftp://gentoo.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/gentoo/source/ http://gentoo.blueyonder.co.uk ftp://mirror.iawnet.sandia.gov/pub/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 3dnow X aalib alsa apm avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr chroot crypt curl dv dvd dvdr eds emboss encode fam flac foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal imagemagick imlib java jpeg kde ldap libg++ libwww mad mikmod mmx motif mozilla mp3 mpeg ncurses nls ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png pwdb python qt quicktime readline samba sdl slang snmp spell sqlite sse ssl svga tcltk tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts vorbis xine xml2 xmms xv zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
Same here with the Perl plugins and xchat 2.4.4-r1. And I discover another Problem. I'm a operator in 2 IRC channels. This channels will give mit automatic the OP status with xchat 2.4.3 but with xchat 2.4.4-r1 the hostname is not correct. I entered my nickname, alternativ nick and username. In 2.4.3 the hostname starts with my nickname and with 2.4.4-r1 the hostname starts with my alternative nick or username (both are the same). So the Channelbot did not identify me as OP.
Did you compile perl with ithreads support? Heinz: The hostname cannot be set by the client, it's set by the server by doing an reverse lookup of our IP. Some networks may change it based on other values, but during my testing the nick!user@host was correct.
Perl is compiled without ithreads support on my machine. Sven: I'll check this when the 2.4.4 will use Perl plugins again. ;) But without working Perl plugins I use the 2.4.3. Cause I love the GemX script. :)
(In reply to comment #5) > Did you compile perl with ithreads support? I did.
Looks like 2.4.4-r1 is supposed to fix some plugin loading problems ( http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/net-irc/xchat/ChangeLog ). While the Changelog does not mention perl, I still see the perl plugin problems. Has the situation improved for others using other plugins? AutoLoad failed for: /usr/lib/xchat/plugins/perl.so /usr/lib/xchat/plugins/perl.so: undefined symbol: Perl_Iperl_destruct_level_ptr Updated info: Portage 2.0.51.22-r1 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.3-20050110, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.11.12-grsec-20050614 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.11.12-grsec-20050614 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.9 ccache version 2.4 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.11 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig buildpkg ccache distlocks notitles sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo ftp://gentoo.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/gentoo/source/ http://gentoo.blueyonder.co.uk ftp://mirror.iawnet.sandia.gov/pub/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 3dnow X aalib alsa apm avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr chroot crypt curl dv dvd dvdr eds emboss encode fam flac foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 guile hal imagemagick imlib java jpeg kde ldap libg++ libwww mad mikmod mmx motif mozilla mp3 mpeg ncurses nls ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png pwdb python qt quicktime readline samba sdl slang snmp spell sqlite sse ssl svga tcltk tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts vorbis xine xml xml2 xmms xv zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
2.4.4-r1 fixes the problem that the perl plugin was being called python plugin or vice versa, depending on the order of loading the modules. I suspect that the linking problem you are experiencing might be the result of using ithreads support. I can't find any reference of Perl_Iperl_destruct_level_ptr in my perl.so plugin nor in the libperl.so library.
I found out today that I had ithreads USE flag for perl, but NOT libperl. Enabling this USE flag for libperl as well solved the issue.
to Heinz Hombergs I had the same problem with xchat-2.4.4-r1 and perl script not loading. I talked to the perl plugin maintainer of xchat and he fixed that on cvs head. At least for my perl loading error.
My original problem is solved. Is anyone else still having this issue? I am thinking of closing it since there hasn't been any action beyond comments.
This works for me, and I didn't get any further feedback.
