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Missing libstdc++ and glibc-devel packages on RHEL6

Troubleshooting


Problem

If the 32-bit libstdc++ and glibc-devel packages are not installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6), error messages are generated when configuring XL C/C++ for Linux or XL Fortran for Linux compilers supporting RHEL6.

Symptom

If the 32-bit libstdc++ and glibc-devel packages are not installed on your RHEL6 system, you might see the following error messages when configuring XL C/C++ for Linux or XL Fortran for Linux compilers on RHEL6.

When using xlc_install or new_install to configure the compiler, the following message is generated:
lap/lapc: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
ERROR: License NOT accepted.
ERROR: Default compiler configuration file could not be generated.

When using vac_configure to configure the compiler, the following message is generated:


ERROR: Could not obtain "/usr/bin/gcc -m32" -v output.  Ensure you have both 32-bit and 64-bit GCC installed from your operating system install media.

Cause

The 32-bit libstdc++ and glibc-devel packages are required by the XL C/C++ for Linux and XL Fortran for Linux compilers but are not installed by the default RHEL6 distribution installation.

Environment

RHEL6

Resolving The Problem

Install the following 32-bit packages from the RHEL6 distribution.

For example:
rpm -ivh libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.ppc.rpm
rpm -ivh glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6.ppc.rpm

In this example, libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.ppc.rpm and glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6.ppc.rpm are the 32-bit version of each package that can be found in the standard RHEL6 distribution. The version numbers, that is, 4.4.4-13. and 2.12-1.7 in the example, might vary depending on the version and update level of the RHEL6 distribution you have.

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 August 2018

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swg21455584

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