Yes, but my point is that ignoring LD_xxx shouldn't be the
default. The main "selling point" of zlibc is that it is usable
without recompiling any binaries. This would of course fail if the
default would be to ignore LD_xxx (and thus any binaries from
distributions would ignore it)
>
>There should be a secure LD_PRELOAD equivalent - use a system-wide con=
fig
>file instead of environment variables. I think David Engel is working=
on
>it (specifying libraries to preload in /etc/ld.so.preload). Is it OK
I know :) It was me actually who sent him that patch :)
>for zlibc, or does every user really have to be able to redefine libra=
ry
>calls on their own? (/etc/ld.so.preload would be useful for other thi=
ngs
>as well, like replacing crypt() with something better.)
The system wide /etc/ld.so.preload is ok if zlibc is installed system
wide. However, LD_PRELOAD allows users without root access to install
zlibc on their own in their home directory.
>
>Marek
>
Alain
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