Undefined symbol error in Centos compile - dynamic

Question

I have run into an interesting problem. I am compiling my application code and was using ace library(version 6_1_1) on my centos 6 machine. Everything worked fine. When i look at the symbols of the ace library compiled on centos 6 machine, it looks like this:
bash-4.1$ nm ace/libACE.so.6.1.1 | grep handle_sig 000f9430 T
_ZN15ACE_Sig_Adapter13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext 000b84d0 T _ZN17ACE_Event_Handler13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext 00079f10 T _ZN18ACE_Service_Config13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext 000f26d0 T _ZN19ACE_Process_Manager13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext 0007ee70 T _ZN19ACE_Service_Manager13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext
000cf920 T
_ZN20ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext 000f8b80 T _ZN22ACE_Shared_Memory_Pool13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext
bash-4.1$
But when i compile the same project on centos 7 machine, the symbols change:
bash# nm ace/6_1_1/ace/libACE.so.6.1.1 | grep handle_sig 000fa090 T
_ZN15ACE_Sig_Adapter13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext 000b9570 T
_ZN17ACE_Event_Handler13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext 0007e070 T
_ZN18ACE_Service_Config13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext 000f3500 T
_ZN19ACE_Process_Manager13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext 00081cb0 T
_ZN19ACE_Service_Manager13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext 000d1990 T
_ZN20ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext 000f93d0 T
_ZN22ACE_Shared_Memory_Pool13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext bash#
Notice that there is an extra _t in siginfo. So, my application which links this library fails to launch during run time giving me that error:
symbol "_ZN17ACE_Event_Handler13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext"
not found
Another interesting point to note is that if i copy the compiled ace library from my centos 6 box into centos 7 box, my application works fine.
I am lost on how to fix this issue. Any help in this regards will be appreciated!

Answer 1

But when i compile the same project on centos 7 machine, the symbols change:
Probably Glibc on Centos 7 has changed one of the types in public headers which caused mangler to emit different symbols:
$ echo _ZN15ACE_Sig_Adapter13handle_signalEiP7siginfoP8ucontext | c++filt
ACE_Sig_Adapter::handle_signal(int, siginfo*, ucontext*)
$ echo _ZN15ACE_Sig_Adapter13handle_signalEiP9siginfo_tP8ucontext | c++filt
ACE_Sig_Adapter::handle_signal(int, siginfo_t*, ucontext*)
Notice that new method now uses siginfo_t rather than siginfo (you'll see hundreds of complaints if you google for "siginfo_t vs siginfo").
Another interesting point to note is that if i copy the compiled ace
library from my centos 6 box into centos 7 box, my application works fine.
That's backward compatibility - you can (usually) run apps linked on older version of distro on it's newer versions.
On the contrary, forward compatibility (in your case - linking old application against new library) is not guaranteed.
I am lost on how to fix this issue.
If you are only interested in new CentOS - rebuild all your code. If you want to run on older versions - build on the oldest and distribute that.