[issue5289] ctypes.util.find_library does not work under Solaris

[Falk Nisius]

Falk Nisius <falknisius at gmx.de> added the comment:

Under Ubuntu 11.04 is the _findLib_gcc used and not a ldconfig method.

Why should I install a gcc only to find a dynamic library ? It seems not a well design. The usage of ldconfig, what is more natural at a server in the net than a c compiler. Perhaps it can be changed in the next version, because I can see that on other os th ldconfig method would be preferred.

I'm not an python programmer and have not the possibilities to make a regeression test, thats why I can not help.

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