Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH versus rpath

From: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Andy Colson <andy(at)squeakycode(dot)net>
Subject: Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH versus rpath
Date: 2010-05-06 10:20:08
Message-ID: w2o407d949e1005060320ta4b0002bv7de907c377a58f0@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:20 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Now, pg_regress tries to ensure that the temporary installation
> will work as desired by setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point at the
> temp installation's lib/ directory.  However, the psql executable
> will by default get built with a DT_RPATH entry pointing at the
> intended final installation lib/.  And DT_RPATH overrides
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH, in the Linux dynamic loader.  man ld.so says:
>

We only set RPATH if the install location isn't part of the default ld
library path specified by /etc/ld.so.conf right? Setting it if it is
in the default path would be antisocial.

--
greg

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