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Re: [rfc] keep LD_LIBRARY_PATH from tromping on libtool wrapped files
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Albert Chin |
Subject: |
Re: [rfc] keep LD_LIBRARY_PATH from tromping on libtool wrapped files |
Date: |
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:59:38 -0500 |
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On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 11:50:05PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 September 2005 11:36 pm, Albert Chin wrote:
>
> > If gcc/ld was used to build the new 'file' program, they would
> > have the same error as that generated by libtool. Shouldn't
> > libtool then try to mimic this behavior, not "correct" it?
>
> not sure what you mean by this. the wrapped 'file' program
> (src/file) is a libtool script whose purpose is to make sure that
> you can execute the wrapped program until all dependent libraries
> are installed into the normal library search path. since libtool
> already goes to lengths to make sure that the wrapped program finds
> and uses the local build libraries (src/.libs/), why not this one
> more sanity check ?
If the new 'file' program was installed, the user would have the same
problem. The wrapper script should simply run the program "as if" it
was installed.
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albert chin (address@hidden)