DT_RPATH from dependent lib ignored by ld?

Adam Kemp adam.kemp@ni.com
Fri Jan 21 00:02:00 GMT 2011


If I were to try to implement this what would be the odds of it being 
accepted? We don't necessarily need it, but it would be a nice addition, 
and I think I can figure out how to do it. I wouldn't want to work on it 
if someone thinks it's a bad idea, though.
--
Adam Kemp
adam.kemp@ni.com
(512) 683-6058



From:   Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
To:     Adam Kemp <adam.kemp@ni.com>
Cc:     binutils@sourceware.org
Date:   01/20/2011 04:52 PM
Subject:        Re: DT_RPATH from dependent lib ignored by ld?
Sent by:        binutils-owner@sourceware.org



On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 03:13:35PM -0600, Adam Kemp wrote:
> I just figured out more about what is going on. It looks like ld is 
> actually looking at the DT_RPATH for my shared library, but it is not 
> interpreting the $ORIGIN special path.

Yes, that will be the problem.  ld has no support for $ORIGIN or other
substituted strings in DT_RPATH.  There is no reason this could not be
done; It's just that no one has yet been sufficiently motivated to
contribute the code.

-- 
Alan Modra
Australia Development Lab, IBM




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