How do I know how ldd resolved the dependency

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For a dependency identified by ldd, how do I know whether it used the binary's RPATH or the environment's LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?

You could shorten your `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` and see what `ldd` tells you... — Basile Starynkevitch, Dec 12 '13 at 08:14

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 21 '14 at 17:40

how do I know whether it used the binary's RPATH or the environment's LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?

Assuming Linux, run like so:

env LD_DEBUG=files,libs /path/to/executable

The output will tell you all you want to know: what the loader search path is when looking for various libraries, and why.

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