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'unresolvable symbol' in shared lib on IRIX6.2: __record_needed_destruction

When attempting to run a binary which was dynamically linked to a shared library (.so file), rld gives me the following error:

"rld: Fatal Error: attempted access to unresolvable symbol in libava2.so: __record_needed_destruction"

where libava2.so is a (quite simple) library that I created.  How do I fix this?

Hint: it may have something to do w/ old 32-bit vs. new 32-bit and LD_LIBRARY_PATH vs. LD_LIBRARYN32_PATH environment variables.
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ps. The Linux flags are incomplete; the complete line of
flags looks like this:

-export-dynamic -shared -fPIC

kind regards,

Jos aka jos@and.nl
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this symbol is in
        /usr/lib/libebtctudl.so
Possible reasons:
        1. not specified in library list for the linker
        2. lib cannot be accessed/found at runtime (see your
            LD_LIBRARY*_PATH, see also linker options:
                -force_load, -delay_load, -default_delay_load )

To find out which shared libs will be used at runtime, try:
        setenv _RLD_PATH /usr/lib/rld.debug
        setenv _RLD_ARGS "-v -log any_file"
        your_executable

Good Luck, Achim

What is the /usr/lib/libebtctudl.so library and what package is it a part of?  It's not on my system, and I can't find any mention of it anywhere!!
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/usr/lib/libebtctudl.so is new in IRIX 6.x, contact SGI to ask
for its purpose. Anyway, it should be founf on your distribution
CDs (see Find/Search functionality in Toolchest->SoftwareManager)

To solve your problem try to find out which source or library
references routines in /usr/lib/libebtctudl.so .
Use the -v and/or -m option of the the linker (take care if you
use cc or CC for linking).