c - LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Question

Can I set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for an individual application? I am looking into system call failure, so is there any way I can set set the correct path using the LD_LIBRARY_PATH setting?

Answer 1

Simplest way would be to create a shell script.

Have the shell script export your new LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable then launch your application

e.g. (where foo is your app)

#!/bin/sh
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=some_path:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
foo