Axel Thimm (Axel.Thimm@ATrpms.net) said:
The right fix here is to educate scientific programmers as to why statically linking in libraries doesn't actually get them what they want, and that it is broken.
Actually the situation in scientific camps is not that easy. There are tons of situations where having a statically linked binary saves the day. You typically have a complete mix of very heterogeneous Linux distributions and releases thereof with semi-bogus libs under /usr/local as a bonus. At least that's what larger phys/chem institutions and educational facilities look like in de/uk/fr/ru.
So, my reading of this is 'larger phys/chem institutions are crazy and don't understand sane systems management'. Am I reading this wrong?
If you want consistent results, run a consistent platform.
Bill