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Re: Why does solib_open do what it does?


> On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 03:01:25PM -0400, Kris Warkentin wrote:
> > I'm looking at solib.c:solib_open() and as I go down the list:
> >
> >    Search order:
> > 1   * If path is absolute, look in SOLIB_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX.
> > 2   * If path is absolute or relative, look for it literally
(unmodified).
> > 3   * Look in SOLIB_SEARCH_PATH.
> > 4   * If available, use target defined search function.
> > 5   * Look in inferior's $PATH.
> > 6   * Look in inferior's $LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
> >
> > I'm puzzled.  Why are we testing for the existence of solib_search_path
> > before checking 5 and 6?
>
> You'll have to get Kevin's opinion, but it looks like a paste-o to me.

That's what I was thinking too.  A customer reported that when they don't
set solib-search-path, all of a sudden gdb isn't finding solibs that used to
be found in LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

You think it's okay for me to fix it?

cheers,

Kris



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