libstdc++ help needed

schulze · 11-20-2005, 11:08 AM

Hi, im trying to run a compiler for a language that was stopped in 1999. When I type the command the run it I get the following error:

blue: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.2.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

I assume to run the compiler I need to have libstdc++ 2.8 but I have libstdc++-3.3.3-7 now. I tried to do the following:

# rpm -i libstdc++-2.8.1-1.i386.rpm

but i got the following error:

package libstdc++-3.3.3-7 (which is newer than libstdc++-2.8.1-1) is alread installed

How can I go about getting stdlib++ 2.8 to work on my machine so that I can use the compiler that requires it. THANKS!!!

P.S. I am using fedora core 2 if this helps any

wojtekjs · 11-20-2005, 11:23 AM

Don't now if I can help, but try to make symbolic link to the library. Or You can ty to compile this library from source.

schulze · 11-20-2005, 11:26 AM

how would i do this? I am very new to linux

wojtekjs · 11-20-2005, 11:49 AM

Try:

Code:

ln -s /path/libstdc++.so.2.8 /path/libstdc++.so.3.3...

or in the different order

Never remember. It can help if the ./configure script checks just if the library exist in the specific location and if this new lib is compatible with the old one.
If You want to compile library firs find it source code & unpack it. Than just compile it as it is said in INSTALLATION file.You know how to compile?
First should work...