Mono shared library under linux location

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I have a shared library written in C++ that I'd like to use with Mono under Linux, I follow this guide http://www.mono-project.com/Interop_with_Native_Libraries

I got it to work, but I have to put my library file into /usr/lib or /lib folder.

Is there anyway that I could distribute and use my .so files and not copy them into /usr/lib or /lib but instead into my Mono application folder ? (current directory where the app running)

some user using the software might not have root / admin access, therefore they can't install/copy the files into /usr/lib or /lib

do you really mean c++? You can't do c++ interop on mono, only C linkage is supported via pinvoke — IanNorton, Jun 11 '12 at 19:04
the SDK says it is for C++ development, but the library might be written in C, cause the sample code for C++ is calling the library directly (no class instantiation). Link to the SDK http://www.starmicronics.com/support/SDKDocumentation.aspx — technomage, Jun 11 '12 at 23:37

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 10 '12 at 23:38

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I think you have to use the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH when launching your program:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. mono yourapp.exe

answered Jun 10 '12 at 23:38

knocte

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well, it works... so I just need to create a shell script to launch the program. – technomage Jun 11 '12 at 02:58
Or, if you know your install location you could add that folder to LD_LIBRARY_PATH before the library is loaded from within c# – IanNorton Jun 11 '12 at 19:06
@IanNorton: is that mean writing to ~/.bashrc ?? – technomage Jun 11 '12 at 23:29
@technomage, no, using System.Environment calls – IanNorton Jun 13 '12 at 06:42
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@tecnomage : a launcher script is the recommended way to do it, according to http://www.mono-project.com/Guidelines:Application_Deployment#Layout_Recommendation – knocte Jun 19 '12 at 13:47

Mono shared library under linux location

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