RE: [Dev-C++] Still more linker problems...

[Siva C. <siv...@ya...>]

Hello Scott,

--- Scott Simontis <age...@co...> wrote:
> I think it is because you are putting the
> definitions in the .h file.
> Instead, it would be better to make x.h have only
> variable declarations,
> defines, and function prototypes, and an x.cpp file
> which has all the
> function definitions. 

But aren't inline functions supposed to be defined in
the header files itself?...!!

...if no, then how would the compiler know the
function definition to generate code in-line?

/Siva Chandra

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev...@li...
> On Behalf Of Siva Chandra
> Subject: [Dev-C++] Still more linker problems...
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am still trying to solve my linker problems. I am
> trying to do the following:
> 
> 1. Build a static library;
> For this I use a header file say x.h. This header
> file
> contains few inline functions( and of-course their
> definitions). So I comfortably compile all the
> source
> files, then put them together as libx.a file. The
> going is great so far!!
> 
> 2. Next I try to use this library in an application.
> So I create a source file and compile it. Its all
> too
> simple and I get an object file, say, appx.o. Note
> that I include the header x.h in my source file.
> 
> 3. Now I try to link my object file appx.o with
> libx.a.
> Here is where I am stuck. The linker complains about
> all the inline functions defined in x.h to be
> multiple-ly defined.
> 
> Can somebody please help me out in getting around
> this
> problem!!
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Siva Chandra
>  
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> PS :: The problem I am facing is while try to build
> OpenCV and its support libs.
>
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