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Re: [PATCH] build: add -Wl,-rpath=path to $gmplibs (issue 7124057)

From: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini at gnu dot org>
To: Mike Stump <mikestump at comcast dot net>
Cc: minux <minux dot ma at gmail dot com>, dj at redhat dot com, neroden at gcc dot gnu dot org, aoliva at redhat dot com, ralf dot wildenhues at gmx dot de, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, iant at google dot com, reply at codereview-hr dot appspotmail dot com
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:45:02 +0100
Subject: Re: [PATCH] build: add -Wl,-rpath=path to $gmplibs (issue 7124057)
References: <047d7b6d7cc0187e9504d380c271@google.com> <1D7AE1A7-FC66-42BD-AD33-09F9B6826A45@comcast.net> <CA+db=n13B1mjPy77qdGz82npCrUmGPnDUU=5ucSEBG9monx-jg@mail.gmail.com> <BB72874B-278D-4A26-812B-3B406C2655D8@comcast.net>

Il 18/01/2013 18:48, Mike Stump ha scritto:
> Now, I'm happy to have a shared library expert weigh in and explain
> why we should not fail the build…  I'm happy to defer to them, if
> there is a compelling reason why someone would compile things this
> way.  I just can't help but think we serve the user more by insisting
> up front, on being able to find the libraries at run time.

Because to some extent we expect the user to know what he's doing.  We
cannot cater for any mistake, and that's what this is.  A mismatch
between the link-time path and LD_RUN_PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH is simply a
mistake.

Paolo

References:
- [PATCH] build: add -Wl,-rpath=path to $gmplibs (issue 7124057)
  - From: minux . ma
- Re: [PATCH] build: add -Wl,-rpath=path to $gmplibs (issue 7124057)
  - From: Mike Stump
- Re: [PATCH] build: add -Wl,-rpath=path to $gmplibs (issue 7124057)
  - From: minux
- Re: [PATCH] build: add -Wl,-rpath=path to $gmplibs (issue 7124057)
  - From: Mike Stump

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