1 files changed, 16 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/sources/shiboken6/shibokenmodule/files.dir/shibokensupport/signature/loader.py b/sources/shiboken6/shibokenmodule/files.dir/shibokensupport/signature/loader.py
index e685da166..698ad4c75 100644
--- a/sources/shiboken6/shibokenmodule/files.dir/shibokensupport/signature/loader.py
+++ b/sources/shiboken6/shibokenmodule/files.dir/shibokensupport/signature/loader.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def finish_import(module):
 
 
 import signature_bootstrap
-from shibokensupport import signature, __feature__
+from shibokensupport import signature, feature as __feature__
 signature.get_signature = signature_bootstrap.get_signature
 # PYSIDE-1019: Publish the __feature__ dictionary.
 __feature__.pyside_feature_dict = signature_bootstrap.pyside_feature_dict
@@ -175,8 +175,9 @@ def move_into_pyside_package():
     try:
         import PySide6.support
     except ModuleNotFoundError:
-        PySide6.support = types.ModuleType("PySide6.support")
-    put_into_package(PySide6.support, __feature__)
+        # This can happen in the embedding case.
+        put_into_package(PySide6, shibokensupport, "support")
+    put_into_package(PySide6.support, __feature__, "__feature__")
     put_into_package(PySide6.support, signature)
     put_into_package(PySide6.support.signature, mapping)
     put_into_package(PySide6.support.signature, errorhandler)
@@ -198,18 +199,20 @@ from shibokensupport.signature import importhandler
 from shibokensupport.signature.lib import enum_sig
 
 if "PySide6" in sys.modules:
-    # We publish everything under "PySide6.support.signature", again.
+    # We publish everything under "PySide6.support", again.
     move_into_pyside_package()
+    # PYSIDE-1502: Make sure that support can be imported.
+    try:
+        import PySide6.support
+    except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+        print("PySide6.support could not be imported. "
+              "This is a serious configuration error.", file=sys.stderr)
+        raise
     # PYSIDE-1019: Modify `__import__` to be `__feature__` aware.
     # __feature__ is already in sys.modules, so this is actually no import
-    try:
-        import PySide6.support.__feature__
-        sys.modules["__feature__"] = PySide6.support.__feature__
-        PySide6.support.__feature__.original_import = __builtins__["__import__"]
-        __builtins__["__import__"] = PySide6.support.__feature__._import
-        # Maybe we should optimize that and change `__import__` from C, instead?
-    except ModuleNotFoundError:
-        print("__feature__ could not be imported. "
-              "This is an unsolved PyInstaller problem.", file=sys.stderr)
+    import PySide6.support.__feature__
+    sys.modules["__feature__"] = PySide6.support.__feature__
+    PySide6.support.__feature__.original_import = __builtins__["__import__"]
+    __builtins__["__import__"] = PySide6.support.__feature__._import
 
 # end of file