On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Lawrence Velázquez <[email protected]>wrote:

> On May 17, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Rodolfo Aramayo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Yes!
> > to a file in: /usr/local and when I run the commands there I found:
> > ./bashrc:export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/bioinfosoft/genometools/lib
>
> Be aware that, as a rule, we do not support having other software
> installed in /usr/local.
>
> https://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#usrlocal
>
>
I am aware of that
Nothing is installed there should interfere




> > So now I understand it. It is in fact a security check that prevents
> sourcing and therefore activation of potentially malicious code
> > If the code:
> > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/bioinfosoft/genometools/lib
> > is inside the .bashrc file, then there is no problem, but if it is
> present in another file being sourced, then there is a warning because that
> code is not being read
> > Is this correct?
>
> No. The warning has nothing to do with bash. The issue is the existence of
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH or DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH; dyld removes those variables from its
> environment to prevent setuid/setgid executables from loading arbitrary
> dylibs. How those variables got into the environment is completely
> irrelevant.
>
>
You say
"dyld removes those variables from its environment "

what is dyld? A program? Please forgive my ignorance

and why when "export
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/bioinfosoft/genometools/lib"
is sourced from a file located outside the 'admin' directory  is a problem
whereas if it is sourced from one of the .bash* files is not?

Thanks

--R


vq
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