compiling sapi/embed module and unknown symbols.

I am working on using the php_embed sapi module.. This far I have things *mostly* working OK. But I am having one annoying, and confusing issue.. I configure php like this. ./configure --enable-embed=static --disable-all make Now when compiling my program I have it link to the libphp4.la (using libtool) so it links the libphp4.a file and the required shared libs for libphp4.a.. Everthing compiles and links and runs fine. The problem happens when I try to use function zend_alter_ini_entry and various other functions.. I get a link error of "undefined reference to 'zend_alter_ini_entry(char *,unsigned in, char *, unsigned int, int, int)'" using nm to list the symbols in libphp4.a I see that the function zend_alter_ini_entry IS defined and in the zend_ini.o file. Now I know those symbols HAVE to be defined and linked in as the php_embed sapi module USES them when initializing the php engine. and I can debug my program and trace through those functions.. but when I try to use them in my function it doesn't work. If anyone can shed any light onto why this is happening to me.. I will be greatly appreciated. Edward Rudd