compat-stdc++ deprecated in F8?

[Paul Howarth]

Gilboa Davara wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Were compat-stdc++ (and the rest of the compat-* libs group) packages
> deprecated in F8?
> If so, it's there any chance they'll be resurrected?
> If not - did anyone attempt to rebuild the F7 compat-stdc++ SRPMs under
> F8/rawhide? Any known issues?
> 
> - Gilboa
> P.S. I need the compat-stdc++ (+dependencies) for UT2004. I assume that
> other closed source applications/games will also require this package.

Perhaps you're trying the wrong package name?

# yum install compat-libstdc++\*
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package compat-libstdc++-33.i386 0:3.2.3-62 set to be updated
---> Package compat-libstdc++-296.i386 0:2.96-139 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository 
Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
  compat-libstdc++-296    i386       2.96-139         fedora 
  91 k
  compat-libstdc++-33     i386       3.2.3-62         fedora 
230 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      2 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 321 k
Is this ok [y/N]: n
Exiting on user Command
Complete!
#



I can never remember the right name to use either, so I usually ask yum 
for the required soname instead:

# yum install libstdc++.so.5
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package compat-libstdc++-33.i386 0:3.2.3-62 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository 
Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
  compat-libstdc++-33     i386       3.2.3-62         fedora 
230 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      1 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 230 k
Is this ok [y/N]: n
Exiting on user Command
Complete!
#

Paul.