Mike DeMarco writes:
> xine, vlc, ogle to name three will not run without somehow knowing about 
> /opt/csw/lib. 

If you need LD_LIBRARY_PATH for *anything*, then file a bug.  The
person who compiled and linked that application didn't do it right.
He used "-L" but forgot to use "-R".

For what it's worth, though, I looked at (ogled?) ogle, and saw no
such problems.  Everything in /opt/csw/lib/ogle was linked properly.

> It has been suggested to write wrappers for programs so that you dynamically 
> add the library when the system starts. 
> But this means having to manage wrappers with every program.

No.  It means insisting that those who compile programs and deliver
them for others to use learn how to do that task properly, so that
users aren't left in the cold to hack around the problems.

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