>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> This patch to libgcj would let us resurrect the LD_PRELOAD hack. The >> idea is to remove the "pr13212.so" entry from LD_PRELOAD during libgcj >> startup, to avoid passing this to sub-processes which may not be >> prepared for it. Andrew> So no process ever inherits the LD_PRELOAD unless it uses Andrew> libgcj? Sounds right. The way it works is the 'java' wrapper sets LD_PRELOAD, and libgcj removes this entry. So, only things invoked via 'java' will get the preload. If that still sounds ok to you I'll send the patch to Jakub for inclusion in the RPM (or on the RH branch, whatever). Tom