[bug-notifications] [python 0004953]: Missing libraries for socket module

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https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=4953 
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Reported By:                solj
Assigned To:                maciej
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Project:                    python
Issue ID:                   4953
Category:                   regular use
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             2012-05-31 00:40 CEST
Last Modified:              2012-06-04 17:56 CEST
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Summary:                    Missing libraries for socket module
Description: 
# which python
/opt/csw/bin/python
# python
Python 2.6.8 (unknown, Apr 13 2012, 17:08:12) [C] on sunos5
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import socket
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/opt/csw/lib/python/socket.py", line 46, in <module>
    import _socket
ImportError: ld.so.1: python: fatal: relocation error: file
/opt/csw/lib/python/lib-dynload/_socket.so: symbol inet_aton: referenced
symbol not found
>>>
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 (0009902) solj (reporter) - 2012-06-04 17:56
 https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=4953#c9902 
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Yeah, we took a look at this the other night and it ended up being due to a
_really_ old version of Solaris 10 that is installed on that machine. I'm
going to try patching in order to fix the problem. You can close this
ticket for now.

Thanks!