From: Philipp Kempgen Date: 2010-08-16T20:49:17+09:00 Subject: Re: libstdc++ Pw Ktp schrieb (am 16.8.10 11:11): > Robert Klemme wrote: >> Did you try to create a symlink from libstdc++.so -> libstdc++.6.so (or >> whatever your current version is named)? > hi i have tried creating a simlink like this? > > ln -s /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux-gnu/3.3.6/libstdc++.so libstdc++6.so > > but no luck. even with libstdc++5.so > > how else can i tell rubygems that I have libstdc++ installed!? I'd try to start out with a freshly installed system. aptitude install build-essential provides you with a compiler and amongst other things libstdc++ in the correct version for your system (e.g. libstdc++6-4.3-dev). http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=build-essential Regards, Philipp