How to use shared libraries with LibraryLink on Linux?

[szhorvat (Szabolcs Horvát)]

First I have to link to this old thread on the subject:

• http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/34017/how-can-i-use-shared-libraries-in-librarylink-code-and-ensure-mathematica-will-f/

I am having a similar but distinct problem on Linux. My LibraryLink library depends on a shared library which was installed using the usual means (apt-get on Ubuntu 15.04). If I load this shared library explicitly using LibraryLoad then everything works fine. But if I don’t, the kernel simply crashes when trying to load the LibraryLink library.

Is there a way to avoid having to manually load this dependency using LibraryLoad?

Is it normal that on Linux the kernel just crashes instead of emitting a LibraryFunction::libload message, like it would on OS X? Or is it a bug?

I am compiling in the standard way using CreateLibrary[{"myfile.cpp"}, "Libraries" -> {"someDependency"}].

My knowledge about shared library loading mechanisms is quite limited.

[iliang (Ilian Gachevski)]

Without an example, it is hard to say whether the runtime crash is expected.

It might be the result of lazy binding, or something else entirely.