Node module ifx_db installation fails in linux

Question

I am trying to install ifx_db (Node module to connect to informix DB). It is working fine in Windows but in Linux i am getting the following error.

/app/node_modules/ifx_db/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:88
        throw e
        ^

Error: libthcli.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    at Error (native)
    at Object.Module._extensions..node (module.js:597:18)
    at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at bindings (/app/node_modules/ifx_db/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:81:44)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/app/node_modules/ifx_db/lib/odbc.js:29:31)
    at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)

Request your inputs towards this Thanks in advance

Hi... Thanks for the reply...how to fix this issue? what am i supposed to do to add libthcli.so — Luke Cyriac, Sep 23 '17 at 21:23
I've never used Informix but I believe an Informix install should install libthcli. Did you install Informix previously ? — Francois, Sep 23 '17 at 21:50
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSGU8G_12.1.0/com.ibm.odbc.doc/ids_odbc_023.htm — Francois, Sep 23 '17 at 21:50
I think the system needs to know where the Informix libraries are installed. You might do that by setting `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` or with `/etc/ld.so.conf`. — Jonathan Leffler, Sep 24 '17 at 04:27

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 25 '17 at 15:54

FYI:
The Informix node.js drive is depended on Informix Client SDK version 4.10 xC2 or above, that you need to download and install it separately. You may pick the latest version which is Informix CSDK 4.10xC9.

The ifx_db will be a read only repository for historic reference, OpenInformix is the new home; the URL for the Informix node.js driver is
https://github.com/OpenInformix/IfxNode
The Informix node.js from OpenInformix can be installed by

npm install ifxnjs

Node module ifx_db installation fails in linux

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