- shared library path
- Posted by dpr on February 25th, 2004
What is the best way to add a path to a shared library by a user (not as
root, so no ldconfig, no editing of ldconfig.conf) ?
I known about LD_LIBRARY_PATH but I have been told it is a bad idea to
use it.
Thanks in advance.
- Posted by Roger Leigh on February 26th, 2004
dpr <dpr@virtualway.com.br> writes:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH is the thing to use. There's no better choice.
Why were you told it was a bad idea? Its whole purpose is to override
the defaults.
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- Posted by Dan Espen on February 26th, 2004
Roger Leigh <${roger}@invalid.whinlatter.uklinux.net.invalid > writes:
Its bad to use for a lot of reasons.
Here is the first google hit on "LD_LIBRARY_PATH bad":
http://www.visi.com/~barr/ldpath.html
Better to install the application into a standard location,
or use -R during compile.
If you must set it, set it only for the program that needs it
in a shell wrapper.
