Install name tool

lastmod 2018-11-21created 2016-04-198 edits

Changes the install name of a dynamic shared library, or adds, changes, or deletes rpaths recorded in a Mach-O binary.

Troubleshooting

Unsafe use of relative rpath

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• Link: Python#Unsafe use of relative rpath
• Link: Library#Unsafe use of relative rpath

unsafe use of relative rpath dylib1 in dylib2 with restricted binary.

Change the library reference path from a relative path to an absolute path as follows.

$ install_name_tool -change {OLD} {NEW} {FILE}

See also

• Library
• ld
• otool
• libtool
• patchelf (Linux)
• ldconfig

Favorite site

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