If you want a "safe" way and you are using ksh, you can always use
${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-/usr/lib}
in the list following the "=" sign.
That way, you always have something defined
And when nothing is defined, /usr/lib is the default, so you really haven't
changed anything by putting it in.
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Thanks Jared,
>
> Would
> > export
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:$ORACLE_HOME/lib32:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
> > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64=$ORACLE_HOME/lib
>
> also be correct?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 1:59 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> This one is incorrect:
>
> This one is correct:
> > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
>
> The first one assumes that there is nothing else needed in
> the LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Could be you need some system libs to
> do your linking.
>
> Try doing "echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH" to see what else is in it.
>
> Jared
>
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