Re: checking for header/library mismatch, rpath problem?

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Adam Mercer wrote on Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 05:25:02PM CEST:
[...]
> in the code from the the AC_CHECK_IFELSE the rpath for the
> libFrame.so.1 library doesn't seem to be embedded into the binary, so
> as this library is not present in LD_LIBRARY_PATH it can't be found
> when run and the test fails:

> Is that clearer?

Yes, thanks.

[...]
> Thats the workaround that I've recommended they use (or setting
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH) but, we have users on both Linux and Macs which have
> slightly different versions so the above isn't a catch all solution.
> 
> Is there a way the appropriate platform-specific options can be added
> automatically?

You can use the gnulib module havelib and the macros it provides.

Cheers,
Ralf