Re: [PATCH] add /usr/X11R6/lib and /usr/local/lib to Linux sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec

[Bob Friesenhahn]

Lets take ImageMagick as a sample package.  This is often delivered
with libraries under /usr/X11R6/lib since it is seen to be an X11
application.  However, if a user configures and builds from source,
the default installation prefix puts the libraries in /usr/local/lib.
Does your patch increase the risk that the wrong shared library will
be used (searching /usr/X11R6/lib before /usr/local/lib)?

Bob

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, Scott James Remnant wrote:

> Just in case you were getting a bit commit-happy, here's a nasty rake in
> your path!  Hahahahaha[0], or something :-)
>
> This adds /usr/X11R6/lib and /usr/local/lib to the Linux run-time system
> search path for libraries (sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec), so they don't
> get hardcoded rpaths.
>
> To be entirely honest, this doesn't *FIX* anything, it's a Debian
> policy-itch which you're entirely free to ignore.  Then again, it
> doesn't seem to break anything either (at least, not that I've heard
> of).  But seeing as I'm submitting everything, here it is.
>
> Origin: me.
>
> Scott
>
> [0] it's Friday, ok!
> --
> Have you ever, ever felt like this?
> Had strange things happen?  Are you going round the twist?
>

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