Dear List: I am using g++ to create a shared object library and I have a problem with the library path. Here is an example: I created a shared object library in a directory called TEMP g++ -shared -o libtest.so sub.o Then I go to main directory and use gcc to build my program gcc test.c TEMP/libtest.so -o TEST The program TEST always looks for TEMP/libtest.so when running. It runs without problem when I run it in the main directory. If I run the program TEST in another directory, it will complain TEMP/libtest.so cannot be found. When I typed ldd TEST in my main directory, it reported TEMP/libmyshare.so => TEMP/libmyshare.so (0x40017000) When I type ldd TEST in another directory, it reported TEMP/libmyshare.so => not found Is there a flag in gcc or g++ to remove the directory path in the shared object library? If I use ld to build the shared library, it does not contain the directory path TEMP and hence I can use the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to specify the library path. Thanks Philip