missing file (/etc/ld.so.preload)

[ivan@vianet.net.au]

Hello,

Trying to debug a programme (still :)) and I have looked at the strace log
that I created.

The strace log gives the following error
open("/etc/ld.so.preload", O_RDONLY)    = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)

This is the third line of the log file.

I checked the directory and this file is definitely missing.  Should this file
be present and if so where do I obtain it ?

TIA
Ivan.