On 12/04, Jens Rehsack wrote:
> > Am 04.12.2019 um 06:30 schrieb J. Lewis Muir <jlmuir_at_imca-cat.org>:
> > 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.
Lewis
Received on Wed Dec 04 2019 - 16:49:21 UTC