On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 10:53:33 +0100 Pierre Neidhardt <m...@ambrevar.xyz> wrote:
> Allow me to explain a little more: > > Binaries embed a value called RPATH which points to the locations > where to load dynamic libraries (also called "shared objects"). > > When building a binary, Guix automatically sets the RPATH to that of > the required inputs. > > Jami (indirectly) depends on both sqlite and > sqlite-with-column-metadata. > > When the binary is started, the loader finds both "sqlite" shared > objects in the RPATH, but it's not very clear which is one is loaded > first. Hence my comment. > > The wrapper aims to fix this issue by prepending > sqlite-with-column-metadata to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which has higher > priority than the RPATH. This makes sure the right library is loaded. > > Does that make more sense? > Yes, this is understandable. Jan Wielkiewicz
