On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 10:51 +0200, xkey wrote: > i have a really stupid question here since i hadnt used linux in 10 years but after just dealing with Fedora 9 and some apps that wanted libstdc++.so.5 > i came across this and another useful link > i got the rpm and had to force it using the following > rpm -ivh --force compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-63.x86_64.rpm Why did you have to force it? It installed for me without forcing. > then i checked with > rpm -qi compat-libstdc++-33 > and it came back with appropriate info > > and my app ran > > BUT my question is - where did it install libstdc++.so.5?? locate and some other commands fail to find it in any dir rpm -ql compat-libstdc++-33|grep libstdc++.so.5 On my system it's in /usr/lib and /usr/lib64. > actually then i have more questions > in the future how can i force a directory??? - i really want that lib in usr/lib but the only useful info i found in rpm help was about old file path and new file path > but a lot of time i just want one lib out of some repository Install it and then move it or use a symlink, but don't expect it to work. If the package wants it in a specific place it's usually for a good reason. Package installation doesn't just plonk a file somewhere, it runs scripts and updates a database. Moving stuff around (even if it works) is likely to screw up any future updates, so you're losing most of the advantages of using a package system in the first place. poc -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
