I still can't get python insalled.

[hal2k1]

If I try the command "bittorrent-console" I get this still:

$ bittorrent-console
/opt/bin/python2.4: can't load library 'libstdc++.so.6'

I did find a package named libstdc++ so I installed that:

$ ipkg info 'libstd*'
Package: libstdc++
Version: 0.2.0-6
Depends: libuclibc++
Status: install user installed
Section: util
Architecture: mipsel
maintainer: NSLU2 Linux <nslu2-linux@yahoogroups.com>
MD5Sum: 91fc3fd01f496b90076978073bc99255
Size: 653
Filename: libstdc++_0.2.0-6_mipsel.ipk
Source: /
Description: =Standard C++ library, wrapped for uClibc++

Successfully terminated.

However, when I try to see what files that package provided:

$ ipkg files libstdc++
Package libstdc++ (0.2.0-6) is installed on root and has the following files:

Successfully terminated.

Hmmm. Apparently none at all.

So, does anyone have any idea how I can get libstc++.so.6 library installed?

[kfurge]

I think libstdc++ is just a wrapper package for libuclibc++ so it won't have any files in it.

- K.C.

[medsource]

I'm also interested in getting python installed and running as I intend to install fail2ban (ip banning ware) to curb the brute force attacks on vsftp. fail2ban is dependent on python so...

I'll be attempting to get python up this weekend... I'll post more if I'm successful (wasn't with perl from the ddwrt group but hey different software right?)

[hal2k1]

I think libstdc++ is just a wrapper package for libuclibc++ so it won't have any files in it.

- K.C.

What is the use of that, when I am getting the following error?

$ bittorrent-console
/opt/bin/python2.4: can't load library 'libstdc++.so.6'

If libstdc++ is just a wrapper package for libuclibc++, then why doesn't it install a symlink file at least?

Saaaaaaaayyyyyyyy ... that gives me an idea ......

...

...

I'm so clever! I made a symlink myself, /opt/lib/libstdc++.so.6 --> /opt/lib/libuClibc++-0.2.2.so

Python is now working !

(Well, if I'm really so clever, how come it took me this long to get Python working?)

[oleo]

Not so clever. Update to latest uclibc which include libstdc++.
libuclibc++ is different library with similar interface!
I have also removed libstdc++ wrapper package for this reason.

[hal2k1]

Not so clever. Update to latest uclibc which include libstdc++.
libuclibc++ is different library with similar interface!
I have also removed libstdc++ wrapper package for this reason.

I'm very confused now.

I removed the link I made before for libstdc++ on this advice, and I updated uclibc. Python still worked! Great!

Now later I have installed rtorrent. Now I get:

$ rtorrent
rtorrent: can't load library 'libstdc++.so.6'

We are back there again!

Should I put the symlink back? Or what do I do now?

I had a look at what was actually in uclibc

$ ipkg files uclibc
Package uclibc (0.9.28-5) is installed on root and has the following files:
/opt/lib/libcrypt-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libnsl-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libcrypt.so.0
/opt/lib/libutil-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libm.so
/opt/sbin/ldconfig
/opt/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
/opt/lib/ld-uClibc.so.0
/opt/lib/libresolv.so.0
/opt/lib/libpthread.so.0
/opt/lib/libresolv-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libdl.so.0
/opt/lib/libintl.so
/opt/lib/libgcc_s.so
/opt/lib/libnsl.so.0
/opt/lib/librt.so
/opt/lib/libdl.so
/opt/lib/libc.so.0
/opt/lib/libintl.so.0
/opt/lib/libpthread.so
/opt/lib/libcrypt.so
/opt/lib/libnsl.so
/opt/lib/libintl-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/librt-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libuClibc-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libutil.so.0
/opt/lib/libm.so.0
/opt/lib/libpthread-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/ld-uClibc-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libdl-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libutil.so
/opt/lib/librt.so.0
/opt/lib/libm-0.9.28.so
/opt/lib/libc.so
/opt/lib/libresolv.so

Successfully terminated.

Hmmm. No libstdc++ there.

[oleo]

uclibc-opt_0.9.28-12 includes proper libstdc++ by default now

[hal2k1]

uclibc-opt_0.9.28-12 includes proper libstdc++ by default now

Thank you oleo for that very prompt response.

OK, I installed that. Here is how it went:

[root@wl700ge ~]$ ipkg install -force-overwrite uclibc-opt
Installing uclibc-opt (0.9.28-12) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/uclibc-opt_0.9.28-12_mipsel.ipk
package uclibc-opt suggests installing ipkg-opt
Configuring uclibc-opt
Updating /opt/etc/ld.so.cache
Successfully terminated.
[root@wl700ge ~]$ ipkg install -force-overwrite ipkg-opt
Installing ipkg-opt (0.99.163-9) to root...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/ipkg-opt_0.99.163-9_mipsel.ipk
    Configuration file '/opt/etc/ipkg.conf'
    ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
    ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
       What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
        Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
        N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
          D     : show the differences between the versions (if diff is installed)
     The default action is to keep your current version.
    *** ipkg.conf (Y/I/N/O/D) [default=N] ?n
Configuring ipkg-opt
Successfully terminated.

That fixed everything.

So, for those of you who followed kfurge's original install instructions, and who want to run python, rtorrent or amule (and possibly others as well), that is what is required.

You need to (force) install the packages uclibc-opt and ipkg-opt, and when you install ipkg-opt, keep your current configuration so that ipkg.conf is not over-written.