Caldera compiled mysql against the libstdc++.... #$%@#$#@#$@#%$... I suppose if I compile mysql from soruce using gcc, it will no longer depend on it... just like netkit-telnet. -- Swiftly. Silently. Invisibly. .~. In Linux we trust. / v \ news://news.hkpcug.org /( _ )\ http://www.linux-sxs.org ^ ^