[companion-discuss] [gnu-sol-discuss] setting PATHs for headers/libs - GNU Autoconf, Automake

[Bart Smaalders]

Joao Miguel Ferreira wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm a beginner in  Solaris (coming from Linux)   :).
> 
> In my project we maintain code with the help of GNU Autoconf, Automake
> and Libtool, in Linux, HP-UX and Solaris.
> 
> I have 1 or 2 problems in Solaris :(
> 
> a) How do I tell Solaris to search for header files
> in /usr/local/include when I compile my test application (that needs
> headers of my lib) ?

Same as with Linux:

-I/usr/local/include

> 
> b) How do I tell Solaris to search for libs in /usr/local/lib (my
> project is basically some libs, but I have to run test applications that
> load the libs)... in Linux I add it to ld.so.conf... but I don't know
> where Solaris keeps the dynamic loader configs
> 

The right way to do this is to specify:

-L path-to-library-at-link-time -R path-to-library-at-runtime

on the link line.

Often both pathes are the same, of course....

- Bart


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