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gh-142020: ctypes docs: Note that find_library relies on the programs it runs - #142134

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We can be more explicit that find_library doesn't just run ldconfig -- it also relies on its output to be correct & available.

Not much of a fix, alas.


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Thanks @encukou for the PR 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.14.
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Thanks @encukou for the PR 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.13.
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GH-142748 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch.

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GH-142749 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.13 branch.

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…rograms it runs (GH-142134) (GH-142748)

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Co-authored-by: Petr Viktorin <encukou@gmail.com>
encukou pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 16, 2025
…rograms it runs (GH-142134) (GH-142749)

gh-142020: ctypes docs: Note that find_library relies on the programs it runs (GH-142134)
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