Environment variables

There are three environment variables associated with running Python with Babel on many systems. Each, described below, identifies path-related directories that must be set properly for various tools. It is assumed Babel was already installed in directories rooted at $PREFIX.

PYTHONPATH.
The PYTHONPATH environment variable needs to contain $PREFIX/python and the directory where work is being done.

LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or system-specific alternative).
Many systems require the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable contain $PREFIX/lib. Others, however, use different variables. AIX, for example, uses LIBPATH instead. The point is to include $PREFIX/lib in the search path used to locate shared/dynamic link libraries.

SIDL_DLL_PATH.
The SIDL_DLL_PATH environment variable is typically required to contain the path to the directory holding the shared/dynamic link library containing the implementation of SIDL objects. This is a semicolon-separated path variable.





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