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On 12/20/2012 11:40 AM, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On 20 December 2012 09:42, Andrew Haley wrote:
>>
>> The disadvantages of RPATH are well-documented.  Perhaps its usage is
>> common on Solaris, but we don't much use it on Linux.
> 
> Speak for yourself. Linux distros might not, but that doesn't mean users don't.
> 
> As I said at http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32354#c9
> "Whether you think LD_LIBRARY_PATH is more or less evil than RPATH is
> your business, but I want to be able to make my own decision."

You can do that with your gcc installation.  The only question here is
the default.

Andrew.