Translations:Installing software in your home directory/20/en

Loading a library module will set environment variables CPATH and LIBRARY_PATH pointing to the location of the library itself and its header files. These environment variables are supported by most compilers (for example Intel and GCC), which will automatically try the directories listed in those environment variables during compilation and linking phases. This feature allows you to easily link against the library without specifying its location explicitly by passing the -I and -L options to the compiler. If your make- or config- file calls for an explicit location of the library to pass to the compiler via -I and -L, you can usually omit the location of the library and leave these lines blank in the make- or config- file.