Feuerbacher, Alan wrote: > Bruce wrote: > >>> ... So I have to install everything in my own directories. I've >>> succeeded in doing this, and am now tying up a lot of loose >>> ends. >> >> You could have told us that at the beginning! > > Sorry, I didn't think it was relevant. > >> Use: >> >> export >> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/home/afbacher/LFS71/lfs80/lib > > That worked, even after removing the link I had found to be > necessary. Thanks! > > Another question: For making bzip2, the LFS book has the commands: > > make PREFIX=/usr install cp -av libbz2.so* /lib > > Because of my unique environment I have to add > "/home/afbacher/LFS71/lfs80" to /usr and /lib in those commands. What > is it about adding that prefix that causes bzip2 to fail to find > libbz2.so.1.0 in my environment, when it apparently can find that > library in the normal LFS-assumed environment without using "export > LD_LIBRARY_PATH=..." ? I must not be understanding something basic > about Linux search paths.
Linux looks in /lib and /usr/lib by default. LD_LIBRARY_PATH just says to add that to the search path. /etc/ld.so.conf can also add directories to be searched. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
