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viperML · Jul 14, 2023 · d72b58c · d72b58c
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@@ -178,9 +178,11 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
   ];
 
   # Workaround in linux: python downloads ELF's that can't find glibc
+  # You would see errors like: error while loading shared libraries: name.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH = pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath [
     pkgs.stdenv.cc.cc
-    # Add any missing library needed by a python package
+    # Add any missing library needed
+    # You can use the nix-index package to locate them, e.g. nix-locate -w --top-level --at-root /lib/libudev.so.1
   ];
   
   # Put the venv on the repo, so direnv can access it