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libffi is linked into _ctypes_test.so but not actually used there #151422

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libffi is linked into _ctypes_test.so but not actually used there#151422
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buildThe build process and cross-buildtestsTests in the Lib/test dirtopic-ctypestype-refactorCode refactoring (with no changes in behavior)
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opened on Jun 12, 2026

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.

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