Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic: How does ld.so know where to look?

Shared Libraries :
How does ld.so know where to look?

You should have a file called ld.so.conf in /etc with a listing of paths 
containing the shared libraries on your system.  If you don't have one, 
here's what mine says:

<pre>
/lib
/usr/lib
/usr/X11/lib
/usr/local/lib
</pre>

Users can add their own paths using the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment
variable. <p> 

Fred Dushin
 fadushin@top.cis.syr.edu

fadushin@top.cis.syr.edu

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