Re: Anyone here install Java Studio Creator with CentOS 4?

[ethericalzen at gmail.com (Alex White)]

Jim Perrin wrote:
> On 12/10/05, Preston Crawford <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 11:46 -0600, Alex White wrote:
>>
>>>Well libstdc++ exists in /usr/lib/ on my system 4 U2 it's:
>>
>>Okay, I wasn't sure which one I'd symlink off of. I appreciate the
>>explanation.
>>
>>
>>>Now, if you know that your application is erroring off with
>>>something similar to "unable to locate libstdc++.so.2" Just as an
>>>example, then you could do something like: ln -s
>>>/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 /usr/lib/libstdc.so.2
>>
>>I need to look at the error log. It might be looking in an entirely
>>different location, maybe? I mean either it's hard-coded to look for a
>>certain version or to look somewhere else (assuming it's possible that
>>RHEL 2.x ut libstdc somewhere else).
>>
>>
>>>If that doesn't work then just delete your symlink and all will be
>>>right with the world. Make sure not to delete the actual library
>>>though, I've done somethin' stupid like that before lol
>>
>>:-)
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
> 
> Instead of wrecking systems with random symlinks trying to meet
> compatible versions of things, why not do "yum provides filename" and
> see if it is available to you.
> 
> yum list "compat*" yeilds several packages that might be what you're
> looking for.

Thank you for clearing that little bit up. Because you know..I've
destroyed numerous machines in my career over a single app. *blinkles*

Alex White