Hi, gentlemen. I am using gcc 4.6.3 on Ubuntu 12.04. First of all, I have no LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable set. Should I have it? Well, I've edited '.bashrc' file to define LD_LIBRARY_PATH and pointed it to '/usr/lib' and '/usr/local/lib' directories: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib My executable (named 'test') needs to be linked to two shared libraries to be generated: 'libncx.so.2.2' and 'libagt.so.2.2'. Both are located on '/usr/lib' directory. However, when I type 'gcc -Wall test2.c', there is a message relating undefined references. The executable was not generated. Indeed, I must provide the full path to those libraries, i.e., 'gcc -Wall teste2.c /usr/lib/libncx.so.2.2 /usr/lib/libagt.so.2.2' in order to create the executable. I don't understand that, because they are located on default library search path. Does somebody help me to clarify that point? Thanks in advance. --------------------------------------------- HELCIO WAGNER DA SILVA