Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH does not supersede /usr/lib for AC_CHECK_LIB ?

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Stephan A Suerken wrote:

> Bob Friesenhahn <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > You should use the LDFLAGS variable with -L options to tell configure
> > where to search for libraries.  Autoconf should not be using
> > LD_LIBRARY_PATH at all.
>
> Supposing you mean the Makefile.am variable, then this is not an
> option. We use LD_LIBRARY_PATH as a "development tool" to be able use
> support libraries directly from checked out cvs working
> directories. Using a static path in the Makefile.am's just does not
> work here.

No, I am not talking about Automake's LDFLAGS variable although the 
LDFLAGS used by Autoconf is likely to end up there.

> > Consult the Autoconf documentation. :-)
>
> Not again! ;)

Basically you would use syntax like:

 ./configure LDFLAGS='-L/foo -L/bar'

Bob
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