Install lib in home directory?

xeon123 · 06-30-2007, 08:09 AM

Hi,

I would like to install a c++ library, but I don't have root permissions. In Linux, it's normal to install the library in his home directory, inside a lib directory or a .lib directory?

I just want to know, what's the most common way to do it, to keep my directory organized.

Thanks,
Pedro

manwichmakesameal · 06-30-2007, 08:54 AM

If you do ./configure --prefix=~/lib when you configure the build, that should install it to /home/you/lib.

otoomet · 06-30-2007, 03:52 PM

Depending on the type of library, you may want to add $HOME/lib to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or LIBRARY_PATH