Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 11:16:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Tao <taob@risc.org> To: FREEBSD-CURRENT <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Why no ldconfig for ELF? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980902111219.689F-100000@tor-dev1.nbc.netcom.ca>
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I've seen it mentioned dozens of times that ldconfig is deprecated
with our move to ELF, but I don't think anyone explained why. How
does ELF know where to find libraries then? Surely we don't have to
depend on setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include /usr/X11R6/lib and
/usr/local/lib and whatever other local library paths? Solaris
requires this, and it's been a big pain in the rear. Besides, a
globally-enforced library search path seems to be much more secure
than allowing users to specify their own.
--
Brian Tao (BT300, taob@risc.org)
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
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