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Title: libffi is linked into _ctypes_test.so but not actually used there · Issue #151422 · python/cpython · GitHub

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Description: A minor build nit: we link libffi into _ctypes_test.so unnecessarily. Due to a bug in the Emscripten dynamic loader this was preventing _ctypes_test.so from being loaded at all until Emscripten 4.0.19. Linked PRs gh-151423 gh-151516 gh-1...

Open Graph Description: A minor build nit: we link libffi into _ctypes_test.so unnecessarily. Due to a bug in the Emscripten dynamic loader this was preventing _ctypes_test.so from being loaded at all until Emscripten 4.0...

X Description: A minor build nit: we link libffi into _ctypes_test.so unnecessarily. Due to a bug in the Emscripten dynamic loader this was preventing _ctypes_test.so from being loaded at all until Emscripten 4.0...

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on Jun 12, 2026https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/151422#issue-4653308638
gh-151422: Don't link libffi into _ctypes_test.so #151423https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/151423
[3.15] gh-151422: Don't link libffi into _ctypes_test.so (GH-151423) #151516https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/151516
[3.14] gh-151422: Don't link libffi into _ctypes_test.so (GH-151423) #151517https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/151517
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