[cups.development] [RFE] STR #2119: configure search directories for shared libraries

[Bernd Krumböck]

Michael Sweet wrote:

>> Is extending ld command (this takes years) the only way to solve or do
>> you have some other suggestions?
> 
> It is that or just settle for patching the Makedefs file for every
> build to include other directories in the +b option.
> 
>> At least I'm searching for a workaround/solution which doesn't need
>> source code modifications. (maybe a special environment variable?)
> 
> SHLIB_PATH is used by the HP-UX run-time linker...
> 

I meant at build not at runtime. Setting SHLIB_PATH was the first workaround
we tried.  ;)

Seems it already was the "perfect" solution for us.

Thank you very much. (Sorry that I waste your time)

best regards!
Bernd