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

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

When you create a library, you are supposted to _link_ to the functions in
the library. What use is a library if you are using inline functions?
Then you don't need a library but may just include the header file.

/Per W

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Siva Chandra wrote:

>
> 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
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > PS :: The problem I am facing is while try to build
> > OpenCV and its support libs.
> >
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>
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