> Am 04.12.2019 um 17:49 schrieb J. Lewis Muir <[email protected]>:
> 
> On 12/04, Jens Rehsack wrote:
>>> Am 04.12.2019 um 06:30 schrieb J. Lewis Muir <[email protected]>:
>>> Your rationale for using /etc/ld.so.conf makes sense to me.
>>> 
>>> However, at
>>> 
>>> http://xahlee.info/UnixResource_dir/_/ldpath.html
>>> 
>>> David Barr says:
>>> 
>>> Half-hearted attempts to improve things
>>> 
>>> Some OS's (For example, Linux) have a configurable loader.  You can
>>> configure what run-time paths to look in by modifying /etc/ld.so.conf.
>>> This is almost as bad as LD_LIBRARY_PATH! Install scripts should never
>>> modify this file!  This file should contain only the standard library
>>> locations as shipped with the OS.
>>> 
>>> Unfortunately, he does not explain *why* he thinks modifying
>>> /etc/ld.so.conf is almost as bad as LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
>> 
>> Because it rules for all executables on your system. That can be dangerous.
> 
> Thank you for all of your comments, including this one!
> 
> I thought of another scenario: you don't have root on a machine, and
> you want to install software in your home directory.  Obviously,
> /etc/ld.so.conf won't work for this case.

I'm pretty sure, there will be a nice metasploit to help out :)
But yes, using a suitable rpath is much faster and less intrusive :D

Best regards
--
Jens Rehsack - [email protected]

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