4.3.1 Search Order for Standard Library Paths

The standard library search paths used by the linker are determined by the installation path, and they differ for static and dynamic loading. A standard install puts the Sun Studio compiler software under /opt/SUNWspro/.

4.3.1.1 Static Linking

While building the executable file, the static linker searches for any libraries in the following paths (among others), in the specified order:

These are the default paths used by the linker.

4.3.1.2 Dynamic Linking

The dynamic linker searches for shared libraries at runtime, in the specified order:

• Paths specified by user with -Rpath

• /opt/SUNWspro/lib/

• /usr/lib standard UNIX default

The search paths are built into the executable.