_ZNKSt9type_infoeqERKS_ not found with gcc 6.3.0.1 on AIX 7.1

[a4amitava]

Hi - Is there any document or reference to install npm on AIX system ?
Please help to provide any reference on How to install and configure Node on AIX .

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EDIT(gibfahn):

The help issue () uncovered an issue with our builds, namely that they don't work with the libstdc++ from gcc 6.3.0.1 (reproduced by @shellberg). I'm reopening this, and adding the relevant information from that issue.

$ node - v
exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program node because of the following errors:
        0509-130 Symbol resolution failed for node because:
        0509-136   Symbol _ZNKSt9type_infoeqERKS_ (number 345) is not exported from
                   dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/pthread/ppc64/libstdc++.a[libstdc++.so.6].
        0509-192 Examine .loader section symbols with the
                 'dump -Tv' command.

$ g++ --version 
gcc version 6.3.0 (GCC)

$ rpm -qa | grep c++ 
libstdc++-devel-6.3.0-1.ppc
libstdc++-6.3.0-1.ppc
gcc-c++-6.3.0-1.ppc

[gireeshpunathil]

@a4amitava - there is no special instructions for AIX, it follows a simple unzipping the package and setting the path sequence. For example, you could:

1. Download latest installer
2. Uncompress into a convenient folder
3. export your PATH variable to the bin folder under the unzipped one.

and start using node and npm.

Please let me know if you found any difficulty.

[gibfahn]

@a4amitava for example

installdir="$HOME/node" # Use whatever path you'd like to install to
curl https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.11.2/node-v6.11.2-aix-ppc64.tar.gz | tar -xf --directory $installdir --strip-components 1
export PATH="$installdir/bin:$PATH" # Add this to your ~/.bashrc to make it permanent.

This will put the bin/ directory in /home/youruser/node/bin, and add it to the $PATH. You can verify that it worked with:

node --version
npm --version

You can extract the tarball anywhere, just make sure you add the bin/ directory to the path.

[gibfahn]

Questions like this are normally better suited for nodejs/help. I'll close this as answered, but feel free to comment or reopen if you have further questions.

[a4amitava]

Below error encountered when we execute the node cmd -- Can you pls help ?

exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program node because of the following errors:
        0509-130 Symbol resolution failed for node because:
        0509-136   Symbol _ZNKSt9type_infoeqERKS_ (number 345) is not exported from
                   dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/pthread/ppc64/libstdc++.a[libstdc++.so.6].
        0509-192 Examine .loader section symbols with the
                 'dump -Tv' command.

[gibfahn]

@a4amitava so @gireeshpunathil and @shellberg are the experts here, but I can tell you what I know.

You need at least gcc4.8.4, and the libstdc++.a version that comes with it, to run Node. We have it installed in /usr/local/gcc-4.8.4-1/. To run node we need to set the LIBPATH variable, which we do as follows:

export LIBPATH=/usr/local/gcc-4.8.4-1/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.0.0/4.8.4/pthread/ppc64

Hopefully you can do the equivalent on your system.

If you have any more issues, can you first tell us what version of AIX you're running, and what version of Node you're trying to install?

cc/ @nodejs/platform-aix

[gibfahn]

I see that @shellberg already answered your question in nodejs/help#784, so let's continue the conversation there.

[a4amitava]

@gireeshpunathil .
I have followed you , but getting the below error . i have also posted the same to help forum nodejs/help#784
Can you please also advice ?

node - v
exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program node because of the following errors:
0509-130 Symbol resolution failed for node because:
0509-136 Symbol ZNKSt9type_infoeqERKS (number 345) is not exported from
dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/pthread/ppc64/libstdc++.a[libstdc++.so.6].
0509-192 Examine .loader section symbols with the
'dump -Tv' command.