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

[Thomas Heller]

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

> The question is, which linker?  I think it should be ld.so, which links "on
> demand", and does pay attention to LD_LIBRARY_PATH.  I'm not sure what the
> point of find_library() is, otherwise.

The best explanation is in the python docs:
http://docs.python.org/lib/ctypes-finding-shared-libraries.html

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