From: martin.kahlert@... (Martin Kahlert) Date: 2002-07-12T15:11:53+09:00 Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.2 and FXRuby build issue... Hi Tim! In article , Tim Hunter writes: > I had previously interpreted ld.so(8) to say that ld.so would always > search /usr/lib, but I now assume that the LD_LIBRARY_PATH must include > ALL the directories to be searched, not just the libraries in addition > to /usr/lib. IMHO /usr/lib should not have to be in LD_LIBRARY_PATH at all. I have only a SuSE system but i would sugest having a look into /etc/ld.so.conf and see whether the entries look reasonable. Then try the command 'ldconfig -v' as root. My SuSE /etc/ld.so.conf looks like this: /lib-aout /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw95 /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/i486-linux/lib /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib=libc5 /usr/i486-linux-libc6/lib=libc6 /usr/i486-linuxaout/lib /usr/i386-suse-linux/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/openwin/lib /opt/kde/lib /opt/kde2/lib /opt/gnome/lib /usr/lib should be searched by default and LD_LIBRARY_PATH should only be used for special needs. Hope that helps, Martin. -- The early bird catches the worm. If you want something else for breakfast, get up later.