[issue2936] ctypes.util.find_library() doesn't consult LD_LIBRARY_PATH

[Thomas Heller]

Thomas Heller <theller at ctypes.org> added the comment:

To be honest,  I do not understand this request and the discussion.
ctypes.util.find_library(), as dcumented, is supposed to simulate what
the linker does:  find the name of a shared library.  For example,
it returns 'libc.so.6' when called as ctypes.util.find_library('c').
AFAIK (and I don't know very much about posix shared libs or linkers)
the linker does not pay attention to (DY)LD_LIBRARY_PATH env var.

dlopen(shared-lib-name) does use this env vars, but this behaviour is
already built into dlopen.

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assignee:  -> theller
nosy: +theller

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