"Robert Landle" <rl...@gd...> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>I tried this and it didn't seem to make a difference. It's weird
>because the linker is finding the library
>it just doesn't know how to process the opengl commands found in my
>library. Even though I am including
>the opengl libraries in my main program!
>
>I've found some information on libtool on the web, but it didn't come
>with the mingW32 compiler stuff.
>Anyone have an idea where I can go to get a copy that will run with my
>version of Dev-C++ (4.01)?
>Thanks again,
>Bobby
>
I haven't used libtool, but mabey you could try compiling your lib as a dll, using dev-c++ (new Project -> dll)? I an't think of a reason why it would make a difference, but who knows, it might work?
Evan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dev...@li...
>[mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf Of Evan
>Hempel <ech...@ne...>
>Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:09 PM
>To: "Dev-C++"
>Cc: "Robert Landle"
>Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] Problem linking in library
>
>
>> Hello,
>> I am very new to Dev-C++ so excuse my ignorance. I've been blindly
>> using the big money C++ compiler, but now I'm better.
>> Here is my deal.
>>
>> I have a gui development library that utilizes opengl and glut that
>I
>> want to link into my appication.
>> Here are the steps I took.
>>
>> 1. Compiled the library
>> 2. Developed an archive file from the object files using the
>command
>> line gcc archive command (ar -ru lib.a *.o).
>> 3. Created a new project that links in -lopengl32 -lglu32 -lglut32
>and
>> lib.a. (I put this in Further object files section of the project
>> options window).
>
>I believe that libraries for gcc are suposed to be named lib<name>.a ie
>libgl.a, libc.a, ... and then are linked by -l<name> -lgl -lc ... So
>you might want to try naming the file libsomething.a Changing this
>might be resolve the error.
>
>
>Evan
>
>> 4. Attempted to compile my application
>>
>> When Dev-C++ attempts to link in the library it gives me an
>"undefined
>> reference to `opengl function' error.
>> It's almost as if it doesn't know where to find the opengl functions
>> that I included.
>>
>> If I put the whole library source code into my project I can
>compile,
>> link, and run the project without a hitch.
>>
>> Any clues as to what I'm doing wrong?
>>
>> Thanks for you help.
>> Bobby
>
>
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