Re: Relocatable installs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Relocatable installs
Date
Msg-id 200405182339.25948.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Re: Relocatable installs  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Relocatable installs  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > We already have --disable-rpath.  Seems we would just need
> > > something to use the *.a files.
> >
> > I think it is perfectly sufficient to say that if you want a
> > relocatable install, don't use rpath.  Static linking will lead to
> > all other kinds of madness.
>
> OK, I added some more documentation about how to make relocatable
> installs.

The shared library path issues are explained in detail later.  You 
should refer there rather than listing only a few ideas that may or may 
not work.  We can't assume that people will have an enlightenment at 
the mere appearance of the word LD_LIBRARY_PATH.



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