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Re: Including -R /usr/local/lib?
- To: Kamil Iskra <kamil at dwd dot interkom dot pl>
- Subject: Re: Including -R /usr/local/lib?
- From: Alexandre Oliva <oliva at dcc dot unicamp dot br>
- Date: 19 Apr 1998 09:22:19 -0300
- Cc: egcs at cygnus dot com
- References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980419131532.894A-100000@jinks.home>
Kamil Iskra <kamil@dwd.interkom.pl> writes:
> Excuse me, but what is wrong with setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment
> variable so that it includes /usr/local/lib?
We have several versions of gcc installed in directories that are not
/usr/local. I won't assume users will select the appropriate library
because they won't, and then they'll blame me. I'd better make sure
their programs pick up the correct library at run-time.
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Alexandre Oliva
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brasil