Re: Relocatable installs

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > > We already have --disable-rpath. Seems we would just need
> > > > something to use the *.a files.
> > >
> > > I think it is perfectly sufficient to say that if you want a
> > > relocatable install, don't use rpath. Static linking will lead to
> > > all other kinds of madness.
> >
> > OK, I added some more documentation about how to make relocatable
> > installs.
>
> The shared library path issues are explained in detail later. You
> should refer there rather than listing only a few ideas that may or may
> not work. We can't assume that people will have an enlightenment at
> the mere appearance of the word LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

Thanks. New text:

For relocatable installs, you might want to use
<filename>configure</filename>'s <literal>--disable-rpath</>
option. Also, you will need to tell the operating system how
to find the shared libraries.

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