rpath problems with texlive

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

Hi all!

>From lintian:
W: texlive-base-bin: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath ./usr/bin/ebb /tmp/buildd/texlive-bin-2007/build/source/inst/lib

and it is true, the build log shows many calls to -rpath ... 
(see http://wiki.debian.org/RpathIssue)

Now the question: there are several solutions to this:
>From the lintian description:
Info: The binary or shared library sets RPATH.  This overrides the normal
 library search path, possibly interfering with local policy and causing
 problems for multilib, among other issues.
 .
 The only time a binary or shared library in a Debian package should set
 RPATH is if it is linked to private shared libraries in the same package.
 In that case, place those private shared libraries in
 <tt>/usr/lib/<i>package</i></tt>.  Libraries used by binaries in other
 packages should be placed in <tt>/lib</tt> or <tt>/usr/lib</tt> as
 appropriate, with a proper SONAME, in which case RPATH is unncessary.
 .
 To fix this problem, look for link lines like:
     gcc test.o -o test -Wl,--rpath,/usr/local/lib
 or
     gcc test.o -o test -R/usr/local/lib
 and remove the <tt>-Wl,--rpath</tt> or <t>-R</t> argument.  You can also
 use the chrpath utility to remove the RPATH.


So we can
- hack the ac/libtool code (uaaahhhhhhhhhhh panic!)
- call chrpath for all the binaries at the end ...
- ignore the lintian warning

Any suggestions? I would opt for chrpath ..

Best wishes

Norbert

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Dr. Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>                    Università di Siena
Debian Developer <preining@debian.org>                         Debian TeX Group
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