Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:09:36 -0500 From: Gordon devel <user0@tkgeomap.org> To: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where to have my .so files install? Message-ID: <20080419140936.GA856@localhost.ok.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <200804191121.26955.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> References: <480938D0.8040100@crackmonkey.us> <48093BA9.1050800@gmail.com> <20080418184728.0cb51e60@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> <200804191121.26955.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
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On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 11:21:25AM +0200, Mel wrote:
> > > Adam J Richardson wrote:
> > > > Hi all.
> > > >
> > > > I'm writing a program which uses .so files as plugins. Now I need
> > > > to decide where on the filesystem to install the plugins. I don't
> > > > want to clutter the system locations like /lib and /usr/lib. Can
> > > > anyone suggest a decent install location? Google doesn't help much
> > > > with this.
When I'm developing stuff, I often put everything in ${HOME}/local. You
will probably have to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to ${HOME}/local/lib for the
linker to see the libraries. When I am satisfied that I have a mature
application or libary, I install to /usr/local.
Happy coding!
Gordon
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