Re: [Boost-build] [V2] Executing a test doesn't adjust LD_LIBRARY_PATH

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-10 06:52:17

On Friday 10 March 2006 13:32, Markus Schöpflin wrote:

> Because if you have multiple gcc versions installed side-by-side, you have
> to make sure that the dynamic libs matching the compiler version are
> loaded.
>
> For example:
>  > ldd bind_visit_test
>
> Main  =>   bind_visit_test
> libstdc++.so.6  =>   /opt/gcc-4.0.2/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (*)
> libm.so  =>   /usr/shlib/libm.so
> libgcc_s.so.1  =>   /opt/gcc-4.0.2/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (*)
> libc.so  =>   /usr/shlib/libc.so
>
> The libs marked by (*) are dependent on the compiler version, hence the
> library loader path must be adjusted depending on the compiler version.

Are there libraries with the same name in different locations? It seems Debian 
somehow solves this problem...

> > BTW, can you also tell how you configure gcc-4.0.2 with V1? That is,
> > what's the content of the toolset file?
>
> {
>    local GCC_ROOT_DIRECTORY = "/opt/gcc-4.0.2" ;

Anyway, OS differences do not matter. I've checked in a patch that should make 
this work automatically with V2.  Can you try again?

Thanks,
Volodya