[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0016782]: [patch] res_pktccops.so doesn't export a symbol, chan_mgcp will not load or will malfunction depending on gcc version

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The following issue has been RESOLVED. 
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https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=16782 
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Reported By:                nahuelgreco
Assigned To:                tilghman
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   16782
Category:                   Channels/chan_mgcp
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     resolved
Asterisk Version:           SVN 
JIRA:                        
Regression:                 No 
Reviewboard Link:            
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases):  trunk 
SVN Revision (number only!): 245184 
Request Review:              
Resolution:                 fixed
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2010-02-05 18:56 CST
Last Modified:              2010-02-10 15:55 CST
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Summary:                    [patch] res_pktccops.so doesn't export a symbol,
chan_mgcp will not load or will malfunction depending on gcc version
Description: 
res_pktccops.so is generated without exported symbols, because a
res_pktccops.exports file is missing in the res/ directory.

This is fun, because if you try it in a modern platform, AST_OPTIONAL_API
macro will do his magic and chan_mgcp.so will load with no complaints
because the ast_pktccops_gate_alloc symbol is declared as an optional
dependency. But then it will silenty fail when trying to open gates at the
CMTS, because AST_OPTIONAL_API will provide ast_pktccops_gate_alloc as a an
always-returning-NULL stub.

If you try it in an old platform, like RHEL 5.0 (gcc 4.1.1), chan_mgcp.so
will not load, saying there is an undefined symbol
ast_pktccops_gate_alloc... while res_pktccops.so is already loaded. That's
because AST_OPTIONAL_API macro will do nothing special in presence of a gcc
version that doesn't support weak symbols, so all symbols will be
required.

Solution: Add the attached res_pktccops.exports file to the res/
directory.

This was tested with SVN trunk rev 245184.

RHEL 5.0 log (second case):

*CLI> module show like pkt
Module                         Description                             
Use Count
res_pktccops.so                PktcCOPS manager for MGCP                0
1 modules loaded
*CLI> module load chan_mgcp.so
[2010-02-05 18:39:15.565] WARNING[2761]: loader.c:429 load_dynamic_module:
Error loading module 'chan_mgcp.so':
/usr/lib/asterisk/modules/chan_mgcp.so: undefined symbol:
ast_pktccops_gate_alloc
[2010-02-05 18:39:15.565] WARNING[2761]: loader.c:820 load_resource:
Module 'chan_mgcp.so' could not be loaded.
Unable to load module chan_mgcp.so
Command 'module load chan_mgcp.so ' failed.
*CLI>

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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2010-02-10 15:55 svnbot         Status                   new => assigned     
2010-02-10 15:55 svnbot         Assigned To               => tilghman        
2010-02-10 15:55 svnbot         Status                   assigned => resolved
2010-02-10 15:55 svnbot         Resolution               open => fixed       
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