On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Steven W. Orr wrote: > =>A correct -R option needs to be specified, or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH > > May I suggest that you *not* use LD_LIBRARY_PATH? The real purpose of > LD_LP is to allow a program to pick from multiple shared objects at > loadtime. It's a bad thing to use this as a general rule because it fails > for setuid programs. The -R option is clearly the way to go. When Sun introduced LD_LIBRARY_PATH in its operating systems (later adopted by Linux) it was described as a tool for use by developers rather than end-users. For Solaris, I prefer -R, but Linux and FreeBSD users will likely prefer to do without. They may use some other means (e.g. ldconfig or LD_LIBRARY_PATH) to configure the library search path. This is a topic of never-ending debate. As a result, for packages I support, I provide supporting documentation and expect the users to do what they want. Bob ====================================== Bob Friesenhahn bfriesen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen
