> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Giorgos Keramidas > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 2:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: shared library loader configuration > > On 2006-07-07 13:22, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]@mgedv.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi, > > > > can someone give me please a SIMPLE and CLEAR answer, what i exactly > > have to do to achieve the following: > > > > i have (for example) installed a new compiled version of > libz.a/.so in > > /usr/local. > > > > i want program (during runtime AND during compilation) to > compile and > > run against the NEW and non-system libs. > > In short, just don't. > > The system programs have been tested, developed and debugged with the > *SYSTEM* version of the libraries. Blindly replacing these libraries > with others is something you should do only with extreme care. > > > what has to be set/changed, to have this setting as soon as the OS > > starts? > > LD_LIBRARY_PATH is probably what you mean here. > > > i tried running ldconfig, i was playing around with some ld-so.conf > > files, everything failed. the compilation does not even find the new > > libraries, and if i use "ldd" to check what path the lib would use > > it's always /lib or /usr/lib instead of /usr/local/lib. > > All the compilers that I have to use for every day work and for my own > stuff have options that can hardcode a 'runtime library path' > in the ELF > binary. > > What did you try to compile? > > What do you mean by writing ``the compilation does not even > find the new > libraries''? > > > please don't tell me things about RTFM or weblinks > > This is also a good way of learning new stuff though :) > > > i just need ~3 simple lines of what the hell to do that i get a > > persisting setting for compilations and runtimes > > How do you know it is ``3 simple lines''? >
dunno, if it's a misunderstanding, but my only question "how to tell the system where to load libraries and in which order to prefer paths" seems to be still open. anyway, thx for the reply ;-) ps: i already RdTFM ;-) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"