Re: Implicit linking of local .so

[Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.net>]

Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Jan Ekholm wrote:
> 
> > Such as:
> >
> > #! /bin/sh
> >
> > # add directory to library search path
> > if [ -z "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ] ; then
> >     LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/directory/where/lib/is/"
> > else
> >     LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/directory/where/lib/is/:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
> > fi
> >
> > # this should be unnecessary, don't have time to read the man-page
> > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> 
> This assumes bash, doesnt it?

Well, it assumes a shell called '/bin/sh' - which on all existing UNIX/Linux
varients is a 'Bourne-Shell' - or a close clone such as BASH. That's
what the '#! /bin/sh' line at the top of the script does.

Exporting LD_LIBRARY_PATH is certainly recommended.

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