4.3.4.1 Specifying Dynamic Libraries at Build Time

When building the executable file, the linker records the paths to shared libraries in the executable itself. These search paths can be specified using the -Rpath option. This is in contrast to the -Ldir option which indicates at buildtime where to find the library specified by a -llibrary option, but does not record this path into the binary executable.

The directory paths that were built in when the executable was created can be viewed using the dump command.

Example: List the directory paths built into a.out:

demo% f95 program.f -R/home/proj/libs -L/home/proj/libs -lmylib
demo% dump -Lv a.out | grep RPATH
[5]      RPATH    /home/proj/libs:/opt/SUNWspro/lib