[tor-bugs] #7557 [Ooni]: Create statically linked python interpreter with depdendencies

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#7557: Create statically linked python interpreter with depdendencies
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 Reporter:  hellais            |          Owner:  hellais
     Type:  enhancement        |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal             |      Milestone:         
Component:  Ooni               |        Version:         
 Keywords:  ooni_build_system  |         Parent:         
   Points:                     |   Actualpoints:         
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 To facilitate the running of tests on machines that run outdated versions
 of python (e.x. planetlab) we want a way to compile python 2.7 as
 statically linked binary.

 I did some cursory research and testing to get this working, but have
 reached the point where I can build a python binary that is statically
 linked, but it does not include all the compiled modules required by
 ooniprobe.

 I my machine I did so with:

 {{{

 CC="gcc -m32" LDFLAGS="-L/lib32 -L/usr/lib32 -L`pwd`/lib32
 -Wl,-rpath,/lib32 -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib32" ./configure LDFLAGS="-static
 -static-libgcc" CPPFLAGS="-static"

 }}}

 This is required because it's 64 bit on a 32bit machine it's probably
 sufficient to do



 {{{

 ./configure LDFLAGS="-static -static-libgcc" CPPFLAGS="-static"

 }}}


 Here are a collection of links that may be useful.


 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1150373/compile-the-python-interpreter-
 statically


 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/667470

 http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13490

 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9541609/using-linux-c-shared-and-
 static-libraries-in-a-same-program


 http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/category/programming/page/23

 http://askubuntu.com/questions/63711/building-a-static-version-of-python

 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606830


 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/47953/what-are-the-advantages-of-
 packaging-your-python-library-application-as-an-egg

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