Re: [PORTS] Shared library search paths

for all the stuff I'm doign lately, I just do:

setenv LDFLAGS "-R/usr/local/pgsql/lib -R/usr/local/lib"

and let configure handle the rest ...


On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Mark Dalphin wrote:

> For the SGI Irix 6.5, "man ld" gives:
>
>      ....
>
>      -rpath library_path
>                Adds the library_path to the search path for DSOs.  Each
>                library path is appended to the list of directories at the
>                time the executable or DSO is loaded.  This option directs
>                rld(5) to look in the named directories, but to look only
>                for DSOs, and to stop looking when the correct one is found.
>
>                This option can be specified only when the -shared or
>                -call_shared options are also in effect.  For more
>                information, see the rld(5) man page.  (C, C++, F77, F90)
>
>     ....
>
>      -shared   Produces a DSO, creates all of the tables for run-time
>                linking, and resolves references to other specified shared
>                objects.  The object created can be used by the linker to
>                make dynamic executables.  (C, C++, F77, F90)
>
>     ....
>
> Hope this helps.
> Mark
>
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
> > Some platforms (OSF/cc, HPUX) are already using -rpath or equivalent, so
> > you don't have to specify a shared library search path at runtime. I think
> > that a lot more platforms could use this. Can people comment on whether
> > and how it works on their platform? Essentially,
> >
> > LDFLAGS+=-rpath '$(libdir)'
> >
> > might do the trick for most.
> >
> > --
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