Re: netscape and linking

[Dima <emaziuk@curtin.edu.au>]

Karsten Bolding wrote:
 > 
 > Hi
 > 
 > When I start Netscape (v. 4.03) as root - no problems, when I do the same as
  >  an ordinary user I get a segmentation fault. I compared the output from 's
  > trace /usr/local/netscape/netscape' the root started version links to /usr/
  > lib/libc5-compat/* where as the user started version links to more /usr/X11
  > R6/lib/* .
 > 
 > Now how do I change the order where a programme looks for libraries?

Make a wrapper script (or edit the existing one) and put

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/libc5-compat
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
exec /path/to/netscape "$@"

HTH
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Dimitri
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