Re: library linking issue - it's got to be an easy one for someone (not me though)

[Ben H.]

I think the solution 2) should be the right one but what you have typed
is not the right way to do that as I understand what you want to do.

To set env variable in a perl script you have to set %ENV, thus take a chance
with,

$ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} = '/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql';

Note: perldoc perlvar let you know all the details about perl special variables,
look at it, and you will be another one.