Bug#4530: ld cannot find most shared libraries

To: Mr Stuart Lamble <lamble@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au>, 4530@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#4530: ld cannot find most shared libraries
From: David Frey <david@eos.lugs.ch>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 19:22:23 +0200
Message-id: <[🔎] m0v4VlO-000AHSC@eos>
Reply-to: David Frey <david@eos.lugs.ch>, 4530@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 20 Sep 1996 16:46:52 +1000." <[🔎] 199609200646.QAA29387@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au>

>This is (IMO) a bug in the upstream sources. (I'm not sure whether this
>is confined to certain directories or not, especially since libc doesn't
>have this problem.)

This is the way ELF-ld functions at the moment (as far as I understand it).
IMO the programmer's manual (chapter 12) should mention that you should 
install the -dev packages, if you wish to compile something, since the 
links are only
contained in the -dev packages.
Ian? David?

David

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