On 3/26/2010 9:15, Manuel Wolfshant wrote: > this is an example for sh/bash. in your kindness you should also adapt > it for ksh / csh > > #! /bin/bash > > export PATH=$PATH:/my/new/folder/ > export > LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/new/path/to/be/added/to/this/variable > > > > Mind that adding a global LD_LIBRARY_PATH is not at all a good idea > (it might interfere with other existing applications) so you'd better > just provide a script, available in the normal path of the users, which > would set this variable only when needed and for the period of time that > is needed. When packaging you should add a file to /etc/ld.so.conf.d [1, 2] or possibly use an RPATH [3] rather than editing environment variables. [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#AlternativeRpath [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Shared_Libraries [3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Rpath_for_Internal_Libraries -- packaging mailing list packaging@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/packaging
