Subject Re: [firebird-support] library wars: libstdc++.so.5 vs libstdc++.so.6
Author Brad Pepers
Ali Gökçen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> my friends want to use FB 1.5.2 (NPTL) on fedora 4.
> (i don't know anything about public linux mess)
> FB needs libstdc++.so.5 to run but fedore has new libstdc++.so.6.
>
> Whats best/none dangerous solution?
> -copy the old so.5 to new fedora
> -wait for new compatible FB installation pack
> -download a no-offical compiled FB for so.6 from anywhere
> -or what..?

I just went through this myself and I found on one of the Fedora Core 4
CD's two different compat-libstdc++ packages. One of them installed a
proper libstdc++.so.5 library and Firebird worked fine once it was
installed so check for that.

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Brad Pepers
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