Dave Page <dpage@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> What are you using it for that you need it to be present at install >> time? > The linker hardcodes library paths into exes and libs. We examine > these paths at install time using otool and rewrite them from the > staging paths on the build machine to whatever directory the user > chose to install to using install_name_tool(1). > The other option would be to rewrite the paths to be relative at build > time I guess. Relative paths sound like the best solution to me, assuming they work. regards, tom lane