Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH does not supersede /usr/lib for AC_CHECK_LIB ?

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Andreas Schwab wrote:

> Stephan A Suerken <absurd@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Afaik, LD_LIBRARY_PATHs, if set, should have precedence over standard
> > paths.
>
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH has no significance to the linker for finding the
> libraries to be linked in.

This is not a true statement.  Some linkers (e.g. apparently Solaris 
9s 'ld') will use LD_LIBRARY_PATH for finding libraries.  Autoconf 
itself does not use LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

Bob
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