cloudbase-init

ctypes.util.find_library("c") fails in Python 3.6

Bug #1785467 reported by Alessandro Pilotti
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cloudbase-init
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Medium
Alessandro Pilotti

Bug Description

Python 3.6 and above use the VC140 which is based on the new MSFT universal runtime:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2015/03/03/introducing-the-universal-crt/

As a result, ctypes.util.find_library("c") fails on Windows with recent Python versions.

Alessandro Pilotti (alexpilotti)
Changed in cloudbase-init:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Alessandro Pilotti (alexpilotti)
Revision history for this message
OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack) wrote : Fix proposed to cloudbase-init (master)

Fix proposed to branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/588967

Changed in cloudbase-init:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Revision history for this message
OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack) wrote : Fix merged to cloudbase-init (master)

Reviewed: https://review.openstack.org/588967
Committed: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/cloudbase-init/commit/?id=0368124b54873133488b95af8e472721d6f9436d
Submitter: Zuul
Branch: master

commit 0368124b54873133488b95af8e472721d6f9436d
Author: Alessandro Pilotti <email address hidden>
Date: Sun Aug 5 13:59:05 2018 +0300

    Fix CRT DLL loading on Windows in Python 3.6

    ctypes.util.find_library("c") returns None in Python 3.6.

    Change-Id: I1918ae53a8712220b973edfdcdcd54e612f21c94
    Closes-Bug: #1785467

Changed in cloudbase-init:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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