> Am 04.12.2019 um 17:49 schrieb J. Lewis Muir <jlmuir_at_imca-cat.org>:
>
> On 12/04, Jens Rehsack wrote:
>>> Am 04.12.2019 um 06:30 schrieb J. Lewis Muir <jlmuir_at_imca-cat.org>:
>>> Your rationale for using /etc/ld.so.conf makes sense to me.
>>>
>>> However, at
>>>
>>> http://xahlee.info/UnixResource_dir/_/ldpath.html
>>>
>>> David Barr says:
>>>
>>> Half-hearted attempts to improve things
>>>
>>> Some OS's (For example, Linux) have a configurable loader. You can
>>> configure what run-time paths to look in by modifying /etc/ld.so.conf.
>>> This is almost as bad as LD_LIBRARY_PATH! Install scripts should never
>>> modify this file! This file should contain only the standard library
>>> locations as shipped with the OS.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, he does not explain *why* he thinks modifying
>>> /etc/ld.so.conf is almost as bad as LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
>>
>> Because it rules for all executables on your system. That can be dangerous.
>
> Thank you for all of your comments, including this one!
>
> I thought of another scenario: you don't have root on a machine, and
> you want to install software in your home directory. Obviously,
> /etc/ld.so.conf won't work for this case.
I'm pretty sure, there will be a nice metasploit to help out :)
But yes, using a suitable rpath is much faster and less intrusive :D
Best regards
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Jens Rehsack - rehsack_at_gmail.com
Received on Wed Dec 04 2019 - 16:52:08 UTC