[Python-Dev] Please give this patch for building bsddb a try

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "GW" == Greg Ward <gward@python.net> writes:

    GW> No, library_dirs is for good old -L.  AFAIK it works fine.

    GW> For -R (or equivalent) you need runtime_library_dirs.  I'm not
    GW> sure if it works (or ever did).  I think it's a question of
    GW> knowing what magic options to supply to each compiler.
    GW> Probably it works (worked) on Solaris, since for once Sun got
    GW> things right and supplied a simple, obvious, working
    GW> command-line option -- namely -R.

runtime_library_dirs works perfectly for Linux and gcc, thanks.

-Barry