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Subject: Re: why is -L/usr/local/lib necessary?
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> * Dave Korn <qnir.xbea@negvzv.pbz> [2004-12-14 17:27:37 +0000]:
>
> Look, you have only two choices.  Either put your libs in the default
> search path, or specify the path.  It's not unreasonable that gcc
> can't magically guess where you've hidden them.

I agree, with a minor additions:

1. /usr/local/lib/ is a fairly standard location, and it appears that
   gcc and ld.so on linux are aware of it.
   I see no good reason for cygwin to ignore it.

2. linux has /etc/ld.so.conf where I can put my "hidden" directories so
   that I do not have to put them in the command line.
   is there a similarly magical file on cygwin?

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