catacomb-python.h, *.c: Fix how Python `pgen' handlers handle exceptions.

[catacomb-python] / catacomb / __init__.py

diff --git a/catacomb/__init__.py b/catacomb/__init__.py
index 53d7cea..6ae1062 100644 (file)
--- a/catacomb/__init__.py
+++ b/catacomb/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 
 from binascii import hexlify as _hexify, unhexlify as _unhexify
 from contextlib import contextmanager as _ctxmgr
+try: import DLFCN as _dlfcn
+except ImportError: _dlfcn = None
+import os as _os
 from struct import pack as _pack
 import sys as _sys
 import types as _types
@@ -34,14 +37,46 @@ import types as _types
 ###--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ### Import the main C extension module.
 
+try:
+  _dlflags = _odlflags = _sys.getdlopenflags()
+except AttributeError:
+  _dlflags = _odlflags = -1
+
+## Set the `deep binding' flag.  Python has its own different MD5
+## implementation, and some distributions export `md5_init' and friends so
+## they override our versions, which doesn't end well.  Figure out how to
+## turn this flag on so we don't have the problem.
+if _dlflags >= 0:
+  try: _dlflags |= _dlfcn.RTLD_DEEPBIND
+  except AttributeError:
+    try: _dlflags |= _os.RTLD_DEEPBIND
+    except AttributeError:
+      if _os.uname()[0] == 'Linux': _dlflags |= 8 # magic knowledge
+      else: pass # can't do this.
+  _sys.setdlopenflags(_dlflags)
+
 import _base
 
+if _odlflags >= 0:
+  _sys.setdlopenflags(_odlflags)
+
+del _dlflags, _odlflags
+
 ###--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ### Basic stuff.
 
 ## For the benefit of the default keyreporter, we need the program name.
 _base._ego(_sys.argv[0])
 
+## Register our module.
+_base._set_home_module(_sys.modules[__name__])
+def default_lostexchook(why, ty, val, tb):
+  """`catacomb.lostexchook(WHY, TY, VAL, TB)' reports lost exceptions."""
+  _sys.stderr.write("\n\n!!! LOST EXCEPTION: %s\n" % why)
+  _sys.excepthook(ty, val, tb)
+  _sys.stderr.write("\n")
+lostexchook = default_lostexchook
+
 ## How to fix a name back into the right identifier.  Alas, the rules are not
 ## consistent.
 def _fixname(name):