[Bug 560277] New: Python import fontforge "SystemError: Missing library: libfontforge"

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Summary: Python import fontforge "SystemError: Missing library: libfontforge"

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560277

           Summary: Python import fontforge "SystemError: Missing library:
                    libfontforge"
           Product: Fedora
           Version: 12
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: low
         Component: fontforge
        AssignedTo: kevin at tummy.com
        ReportedBy: tonynelson at georgeanelson.com
         QAContact: extras-qa at fedoraproject.org
                CC: roozbeh at gmail.com, kevin at tummy.com,
                    fonts-bugs at lists.fedoraproject.org
    Classification: Fedora


Description of problem:
$ python
Python 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Aug 21 2009, 12:22:21) 
[GCC 4.4.1 20090818 (Red Hat 4.4.1-6)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import fontforge
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
SystemError: Missing library: libfontforge
>>> 

Fontforge's Python module expects a libfontforge.so file, but fontforge only
provides libfontforge.so.1 and libfontforge.so.1.0.0.  Creating a symlink
libfontforge.so -> libfontforge.so.1 works.  Either fontforge should include
the symlink or the fontforge Python module should use the specific symlink.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
fontforge-20090622-2.fc12.i686

How reproducible:
Every time.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. python
2. import fontforge
3.

Actual results:
Traceback

Expected results:
Successful import

Additional info:

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