From 502082a271fc403060e51b4a4b29659eda91d964 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Bell Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 10:23:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added note about problem with libstdc++ --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e5ccfaf..2741abe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ You will need: * Python (the anaconda distribution is used by the authors) * a compiler (on windows, Visual Studio 2015+ (express version is fine), g++ on linux/OSX) +If on linux you use Anaconda and end up with an error like +``` +ImportError: /home/theuser/anaconda3/bin/../lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.20' not found (required by /home/theuser/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ChebTools.cpython-35m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so) +``` +it can be sometimes fixed by installing ``libgcc`` with conda: ``conda install libgcc``. [This is due to an issue in Anaconda](https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/483) + ## To install in one line from github (easiest) This will download the sources into a temporary directory and build and install the python extension so long as you have the necessary prerequisites: