On tor, 2007-05-17 at 05:33 -0700, Need Help wrote:
> 
> Currently my LD_LIBRARY_PATH is not set to anything, but I will try it
> out and let you know if I still have problems.    
> 
> Just curious .... could I simply set my "PATH" environment variable to
> include the 
> "/export/home/myname/snmp/usr/local/lib" directory instead of
> introducing a new environment variable called LD_LIBRARY_PATH?    I am
> just curious .... I really do not mind having another environment
> variable ..... I am just trying to learn different aspects of the
> setup which can be performed..

No. PATH tells where to find binaries.

LD_LIBRARY_PATH is described in the man page for ld.so.

> Also, I thought the "libdir" option offered by the "configure" command
> is where I should state the library path ..... I guess I was wrong.
> What does "libdir" do for me then?

It tells where libraries are to be installed.

> Thanks for the help 



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