On Windows, for legacy compatibility reasons, the default DLL search path includes the directory the executable is located on by default. On Unix, that's not th

On Windows, for legacy compatibility reasons, the default DLL search path includes the directory the executable is located on by default. On Unix, that's not the case. I'd recommend the following study material: - Windows: "Dynamic-Link Library Search Order" https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682586(v=vs.85).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms6... - Linux: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ld.so.8.html http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ld.so.8.html