why is -L/usr/local/lib necessary?

[Sam Steingold]

> * Chris January <puevf@ngbzvpr.arg> [2004-12-14 17:28:55 +0000]:
>
>> why doesn't "gcc -lfoo" (ld) find /usr/local/lib/foo.dll?
>> what do I do to avoid this?
>
> Edit /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.3.3/specs 

how?
(and will the executable run - or do I need to add /usr/local/lib/ to PATH)

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