[news.eclipse.tools.cdt] Re: Linker cannot find lib file

[Derek <subs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a GNU FAQ:

If your library is called "libmysqlclient.a" you specify -lmysqlclient 
to the linker (it automatically adds "lib" prefix and ".a" (or ".so") 
suffix.

You can see what it is doing by adding -verbose to the -Xlinker settings.

On 13/08/2009 20:33, Jan Millar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have defined the library to link and the linker library path every way
> I can think of but I get the following error:
>
> make all Building target: CgiGetD
> Invoking: GCC C++ Linker
> g++ -o"CgiGetD" ./src/CgiGetD.o
> -l/home/fred/workspace/CgiGetD/libmysqlclient.a
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -l/home/fred/workspace/CgiGetD/libmysqlclient.a
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [CgiGetD] Error 1
>
> The file is there in /home/fred/workspace/CgiGetD .
>
> The permissions are:
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 fred fred 6665868 2009-07-14 02:39 libmysqlclient.a .
>
> I am logged in as fred. The directories are owned by fred.
>
> I defined the library in:
>
> Properties>C/C++ Build>Settings>Tool Settings>GCC C++ Linker>Libraries.
>
> Eclipse version 3.4.2 (Mandriva Platform). O/S Mandriva 2009 One.
>
> Any clues anyone?
>
> TIA
>
> Jan


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Derek