Can I specify where g++looks for libs at runtime?

Ian Lance Taylor iant@google.com
Mon Jun 29 21:36:00 GMT 2009


"Dr. David Kirkby" <david.kirkby@onetel.net> writes:

> Thank you. I'm just surprised I need to do this with the compiler I
> installed, as it's necessary with other compilers on the system. I've
> certainly installed binary versions of gcc (from for example
> Sunfreeware or Blastwave) which have not needed this done before.

Those binary versions presumably arrange to add the appropriate
directories to /etc/ld.so.conf, or take other similar steps.

This is a normal issue when building gcc from scratch yourself and
installing in a non-default location.

Ian



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