LD_LIBRARY_PATH - how to set?

[Joal Heagney]

Joal Heagney wrote:
> Roman Yakovenko wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for help. But it is not exactly solution I am looking for. I
>> would like to do it from python script. For example
>>
>> update_env() #<- this function will change LD_LIBRARY_PATH
>> import extension_that_depends_on_shared_library
>>
>> Roman
>>
>> On Mar 31, 2005 9:35 AM, John Abel <john.abel at pa.press.net> wrote:
>>
>>> With Solaris 8+ you would use the command crle, with Linux
>>> (RedHat/SuSE/Mandrake) you need to add the relevant directories
>>> /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig.  I've not got a Debian box to hand, so
>>> I can't say if it matches, but that should give you a pointer.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think I should have permissions to do it. (more over users of my
>> scripts should have permissions )
> 
> 
> Yep. Unfortunatly if you don't have access to the /etc/ld.so.conf file, 
> the only option left is your wrapper script idea. (By the way, have you 
> actually tested to see if setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH actually works? If 
> not, you're really up the creek.)
> 
> If the script is in shell, you could use something like:
> 
> (Dotted lines denote start and end of script, not actual script content)
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> #!/bin/sh
> if ! echo ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} | /bin/fgrep -q "/path/to/your/library" then
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$oldpath":/path/to/your/library"
> fi
> <wrapped program> $*
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> This will check to see if your library path is in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, 
> set it if it's not, and then run your wrapped program, passing it the 
> arguments that the wrapper script was called by.
> 
> Joal

Aaaarrrrggghhhh. Too long since I've programmed in script. Plus it 
doesn't help changing your mind about implementation halfway through. 
The script should read something like this:

-----------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
if ! echo ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} | /bin/fgrep -q "/path/to/your/library"
then
	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH":/path/to/your/library"
fi
<wrapped program> $*
-----------------------------------------------------------

Sorry about that.

pretending-like-a-cat-that-he-didn't-just-do-something-stupid'ly yours,

Joal