# /usr/bin/ld: unable to find -lstdc++: No such file or directory

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/usr-bin-ld-unable-to-find-lstdc-no-such-file-or-directory/14145
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:linux
**Created:** [May 23, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/usr-bin-ld-unable-to-find-lstdc-no-such-file-or-directory/14145 "2025-05-23T16:05:10Z")
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### Author: ![Yan\_Titarenko](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/yan_titarenko/32/5577_2.png) [@Yan\_Titarenko](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Yan_Titarenko)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/usr-bin-ld-unable-to-find-lstdc-no-such-file-or-directory/14145/1 "2025-05-23T16:05:10Z")

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Hi there. I was trying to build mysql server:

[https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server](https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server)

I have created a folder “build” and tried to run cmake from there:

> yantitarenko5@localhost:~/mysql-server/build\> cmake ..  
> – Running cmake version 3.28.3  
> – Found Git: /usr/bin/git (found version “2.43.0”)  
> – CMAKE\_MODULE\_PATH is /home/yantitarenko5/mysql-server/cmake  
> – MySQL 9.3.0  
> – The C compiler identification is GNU 10.4.0  
> – The CXX compiler identification is Clang 17.0.6  
> – Detecting C compiler ABI info  
> – Detecting C compiler ABI info - done  
> – Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc - skipped  
> – Detecting C compile features  
> – Detecting C compile features - done  
> – Detecting CXX compiler ABI info  
> – Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - failed  
> – Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/clang++  
> – Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/clang++ - broken  
> CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake:60 (message):  
> The C++ compiler
> 
> ```
> "/usr/bin/clang++"
> 
> ```
> 
> is not able to compile a simple test program.
> 
> It fails with the following output:
> 
> ```
> Change Dir: '/home/yantitarenko5/mysql-server/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-wbDa82'
> 
> Run Build Command(s): /usr/bin/cmake -E env VERBOSE=1 /usr/bin/gmake -f Makefile cmTC_d7c79/fast
> /usr/bin/gmake -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/build
> gmake[1]: вход в каталог «/home/yantitarenko5/mysql-server/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-wbDa82»
> Building CXX object CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o
> /usr/bin/clang++ -MD -MT CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o -MF CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o.d -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o -c /home/yantitarenko5/mysql-server/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-wbDa82/testCXXCompiler.cxx
> Linking CXX executable cmTC_d7c79
> /usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/link.txt --verbose=1
> /usr/bin/clang++ CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o -o cmTC_d7c79 
> /usr/bin/ld: невозможно найти -lstdc++: Нет такого файла или каталога
> clang++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
> gmake[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/cmTC_d7c79.dir/build.make:100: cmTC_d7c79] Ошибка 1
> gmake[1]: выход из каталога «/home/yantitarenko5/mysql-server/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-wbDa82»
> gmake: *** [Makefile:127: cmTC_d7c79/fast] Ошибка 2
> 
> ```
> 
> CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.  
> Call Stack (most recent call first):  
> CMakeLists.txt:517 (PROJECT)
> 
> – Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Please help to resolve the issue. I can’t understand which library is missing.