Re: [Help-gsl] Linking problems with gsl

[John Pye]

Joseph Wakeling wrote:
> I tried an alternative route, also with success: when preparing for the
> install, typing,
>
> ./configure --prefix=/usr
> make
> sudo make install
>
> .... which works without any further ado as this places the library
> where the system expects to find it.
>   

That works, but it's very naughty. You should only install to /usr
indirectly, eg by creating an packaged installation such as an RPM or
DEB file.

A better policy is to install to /usr/local but then to modify your
~/.bash_profile to include the 'export
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib' line.

Cheers
JP

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