Does Red Hat Enterprise Linux provide libstdc++.so.5 ?

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Issue

  • Does Red Hat Enterprise Linux provide libstdc++.so.5 C++ standard library?
  • Application fails to load with error like:
error while loading shared lib: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
  • The application is looking for libstdc++.so.5 library. Does Red Hat ship such library file through Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
  • Which RPM package provides /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5? This is needed by a third party application. Where can these libraries be found?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Legacy application written with libstdc++.so.5 C++ Standard Library from GCC 3.3

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