Re: [Mingw-users] linking crypt library

[Oscar F. <of...@wa...>]

bma...@ha... writes:

> hi all,
> I am having trouble linking with the library libcrypt.a,
> when I link a C file I dont have any problem:
>     
>         gcc -o test test.c -lcrypt
> 
> But with the same example(test.c) if I compile and link it as a CPP file a get
> un undefined reference for function crypt(char *,char *) .
>  
>  	gcc -o test test.cpp -lcrypt
>  
> Does anyone know what I am doing wrong!

On your test.cpp file, wrap the #include this way:

extern "C" {
#include <whatever the cripto header is named>
}

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Oscar