On Sunday 30 December 2001 17:23, you wrote: > Keith, > > Glad you finally managed to get the program to run. me too :-) > Could you do me a favor and explain how you did the symbolic link process > so that I can post that to the site also. I understand that they are kind > of like windows short cuts (but not really). I have never used them, but > they seem to be the answer to this problem. at startup it was complaining that it needed /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9 and i obviously did not have it. being the thick headed person i am, i kept assuming that it was just not installed. finally it clicked your distribution is just calling it something else. i checked and not only was it there but in the same /usr/lib directory. so i (as root) did: ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9 ln is the basic command -s means a symbolic link(not hard) /usr/lib/libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so is the path and file on my machine. /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9 is the path and file that your viewer was looking for. now when you do a "ls -al *.so.2.9" you get: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9 -> /usr/lib/libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so and sha ka kaboom it runs. > > I also noted in the last compiler output that you sent that you get a line > that says g++ static works - static. On my system this check replies "no", > which is probably why I have never been able to make a static linked > program. What are you using? debian, i just changed over from mandrake. > > I'll get to your other questions shortly. > Cool. > Andy -- Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of DOS, and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings. http://pfrostie.freeservers.com/cad-tastrafy/ //www.freelists.org/list/cad-linux