possible to bake LD_LIBRARY_PATH in perl(1)?

[Anonymous Monk]

Problem is that sometimes modules do not find a required library unless $LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set before run of perl(1). I could pollute environment, use a warpper shell script to get around it, or properly use ldconfig to cache the paths.

Instead of and/or in addition to all of those things, is it not possible to set the value of LD_LIBRARY_PATH in perl while compiling it? I will accept that addition of libraries in some other path may require a recompilation.

Usage would be on FreeBSD, and possibly on GNU/Linux (CentOS 6).

[Anonymous Monk]

Hmm, LD_LIBRARY_PATH shows its being used to set Config#ldlibpthname, which sadly, Makefile.PL/Build.PL do not appear to use.

So editing ldlibpthname probably won't work.

But editing lddlflags, ldflags ought to work to add paths which the compiler ought-to bake

Or editing sitecustomize would work to set env vars and perl/cpan/Makefile.PL/Build.PL specific options

[Anonymous Monk]

On a related note, see also Should I set LD_LIBRARY_PATH?, Why LD_LIBRARY_PATH is bad

[Anonymous Monk]

Right you are about the editing; I posted too soon (2d reply).

I will try ld*flags & usesitecustomize next time I get the chance. Thanks much.

[Anonymous Monk]

(Replying to self) Well, editing $Config::Config->{'libpth'} seems a better alternative than the baking the value in perl, thanks to the hint by way of reference to DynaLoader question elsewhere.