RPATH for installed binaries ?

[Thiago Macieira]

Dirk Mueller wrote:
>> Of course they could, but rpath is much more
>> convenient. And since it's there, why not use it?
>
>Because it has numerous problems and implications. And even if you put
> all that aside, it makes resolving of dynamic libraries slower.

Can you tell me what those problems are? And do they affect RUNPATH too 
(not RPATH)?

Do you have numbers for the slowing down? I'm not disputing that it 
happens, I just wonder how much it can impact.

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