-lstdc++ means to include the file "libstdc++". If you see something like -L it means to include that directory in the search path for libraries. I think you may be able to fix your problem by locating where the libstdc++ files are. From what you wrote I'm guessing they are in /usr/local/lib. You might want to try creating a symbolic link in /usr/lib to the /usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so file. I might have the file name incorrect, there may be a version name associated with it too.
After you create this link you may need to create a second symbolic link, I've noticed that for GCC 3.0.2 I need a link for a file called libgcc_j.so, the name may be a little different, but it's something like this. For GCC 2.95.2 I did not need this second link. When I install GCC from source I generally give configure a "--prefix=/usr/local/gcc-X.XX" option so I know for sure where all the GCC files go. I also specify "--enable-shared" and "--enable-threads=posix". Did you specify these options. If you didn't specify the "--enable-shared" then my previous instructions will need to be modified a little to reference libstdc++.a and not the shared library version. If you did enable shared libraries I believe you could also modify /etc/ld.so.conf and add /usr/local/gcc-x.xx/libs and re-run ldconfig. This should then include the gcc libs into your search path for libraries. I think this might be a cleaner solution. As far as the locale.lo thing you did, I don't know much about this, but my gut feeling is that it's a hack which will not fix your problem. -----Original Message----- From: matt braverman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 7:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: gcc problem i am pretty new at redhat and at posting to groups, so please forgive any irrelevant information i add or improper posting etiquette. i have Redhat 8.0, kernel 2.4.18-18.8.0, sony vaio laptop with winME on first partition, winXP on second, and redhat on third. my big problem is this: /root/SDL-1.2.5> g++ hello.C -o hello cannot find -lstdc++ ld returned 1 exit status this is a simple hello world program that i got off the internet (not being prolific in c++ but i just wanted a quick example). originally i had gcc rpm's installed and i got this error. i then downloaded the source code gcc-3.2. i ran make and hit on a strange problem. i would error because this file was not present: locale.lo so after browsing the net, someone had a similar problem, and i followed his/her instructions: cd /root/gcc-3.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu/libstdc++-v3/src ls -l locale.lo* --- this showed a file called localed.loT cp locale.loT locale.lo and proceed. i did this and my make worked correctly, or so it looked to me. however, i still received the same error with my hello world program. so, back on the net, i started reading up on ld (of which i know nothing about) and i issued the following command (disregarding all the words of caution about messing with ld, of course :) g++ -Wl,--rpath,/usr/local/lib so now, my hello world program gives me this: /root/SDL-1.2.5> g++ hello.C -o hello -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
