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[Dev-C++] Help, sockets aren't working at all!

[Emilio A. <elc...@gm...>]

Any time I try to compile a C file that uses sockets the compile
fails.  I get a bunch of linker errors like this:

undefined reference to WSAStartup@8
undefined reference to socket@12
undefined reference to WSAGetLastError@0

I have programmed simple stuff with Dec-C++ and it has worked
wonderfully well.  What gives with these socket errors?

Thanks,
Emilio

Re: [Dev-C++] Help, sockets aren't working at all!

[Alfred P. R. <al...@ya...>]

Always try finding that reference in the libraries via a text search, then insure that you are linking it in. I.e.
 
$ pushd (or cd) /yourPath/dev-cpp/lib
$ grep -r 'WSAStartup@8' *
Binary file libws2_32.a matches
Binary file libwsock32.a matches
 
$ grep -r 'socket@12' *
Binary file libws2_32.a matches
Binary file libwsock32.a matches
 
$ grep -r 'WSAGetLastError@0' *
Binary file libws2_32.a matches
Binary file libwsock32.a matches

Emilio Arocho <elc...@gm...> wrote:
Any time I try to compile a C file that uses sockets the compile
fails. I get a bunch of linker errors like this:

undefined reference to WSAStartup@8
undefined reference to socket@12
undefined reference to WSAGetLastError@0

I have programmed simple stuff with Dec-C++ and it has worked
wonderfully well. What gives with these socket errors?

Thanks,
Emilio
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Alfred P. Reaud