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yum command returns Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXI_libffi_so (number 212) is not exported from dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/libffi.a(libffi.so.6).

  • 1.  yum command returns Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXI_libffi_so (number 212) is not exported from dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/libffi.a(libffi.so.6).

    Posted Fri February 07, 2020 11:25 AM

    Originally posted by: christophe41


    Hello,

    The yum packages are successfully installed.

    But when i run my first yum repolist command, it returns the following error.

    I can see my   libffi   package  comes from the  perzl download site.

    Should i download the  libffi package from the AIX TOOLBOX download site ?

    Can i have a  libffi package being installed from the perzl site and   try an update of this package from the IBM AIX TOOLBOX site ?

    As you can see i have dependencies on my libffi package... Do i have to uninstall dependant packages first ?

    What would suggest to me ?

    I thank you very much for your help,

    christophe

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum> yum repolist
    Could not load program /opt/freeware/bin/python2:
    Symbol resolution failed for /opt/freeware/lib/libpython2.7.so because:
            Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXI_libffi_so (number 212) is not exported from dependent
              module /opt/freeware/lib/libffi.a(libffi.so.6).
            Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXD_libffi_so (number 213) is not exported from dependent
              module /opt/freeware/lib/libffi.a(libffi.so.6).
    System error: Error 0
    Examine .loader section symbols with the 'dump -Tv' command.
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>


    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum> rpm -qa | grep libffi
    libffi-3.2.1-2.ppc
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>


    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum> rpm -qi libffi-3.2.1-2.ppc
    Name        : libffi
    Version     : 3.2.1
    Release     : 2
    Architecture: ppc
    Install Date: Tue Nov 26 09:31:58 2019
    Group       : System Environment/Libraries
    Size        : 513382
    License     : BSD
    Signature   : (none)
    Source RPM  : libffi-3.2.1-2.src.rpm
    Build Date  : Wed Dec  7 18:21:56 2016
    Build Host  : aix51.perzl.org
    Relocations : (not relocatable)
    URL         : http://sourceware.org/libffi
    Summary     : A portable foreign function interface library
    Description :
    Compilers for high level languages generate code that follow certain
    conventions.  These conventions are necessary, in part, for separate
    compilation to work.  One such convention is the "calling convention".
    The calling convention is a set of assumptions made by the compiler
    about where function arguments will be found on entry to a function.
    A calling convention also specifies where the return value for a function
    is found.

    Some programs may not know at the time of compilation what arguments
    are to be passed to a function.  For instance, an interpreter may be
    told at run-time about the number and types of arguments used to call a
    given function.  `Libffi' can be used in such programs to provide a
    bridge from the interpreter program to compiled code.

    The `libffi' library provides a portable, high level programming
    interface to various calling conventions.  This allows a programmer to
    call any function specified by a call interface description at run time.

    FFI stands for Foreign Function Interface.  A foreign function
    interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code
    written in one language to call code written in another language.
    The `libffi' library really only provides the lowest, machine dependent
    layer of a fully featured foreign function interface.  A layer must
    exist above `libffi' that handles type conversions for values passed
    between the two languages.

     


    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum> rpm -ev libffi-3.2.1-2.ppc --test
    error: Failed dependencies:
            libffi.a(libffi.so.6) is needed by (installed) glib2-2.38.2-1.ppc
            libffi.a(libffi.so.6) is needed by (installed) python-2.7.16-1.ppc
            libffi >= 3.0.12-1 is needed by (installed) glib2-2.38.2-1.ppc
            libffi is needed by (installed) python-2.7.16-1.ppc
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>
    (armmi009)/home/derouet/yum>
     


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  • 2.  Re: yum command returns Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXI_libffi_so (number 212) is not exported from dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/libffi.a(libffi.so.6).

    Posted Fri February 07, 2020 12:14 PM

    Originally posted by: christophe41


     

    I had to download the newest    libffi   from IBM AIX TOOLBOX download site.

    I had to suppress  an  openssl rpm package   so that we work with   IBM AIX openssl fileset.

     

    Now YUM  seems to be fine !

     

     


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