[Mingw-users] Can't link in MSYS

[Nathan S. <nat...@pk...>]

Hey all, I'm working on a project involving DirectShow and GTK+.  I 
recently setup a fresh MSYS and MinGW environment on a laptop I am using 
to build the project with.

The issue is that whenever I try to compile and link the simplest code 
(like the gtkmm hello world example) as follows:

	g++ `pkg-config --libs --cflags gtkmm-2.4` main.cpp

all I get are a bunch of linker errors, as though it's not even trying 
to link.  pkg-config outputs the proper goods, and the paths are 
correct, so I know that's working right.

However, when I issue the same command (copying and pasting the goods 
from pkg-config of course) in a command prompt (CMD.exe), it compiles 
and links no problem.  I cannot figure out why this is.  Having to 
switch back and forth between shells is a pain, and using pkg-config is 
a real time saver.

Does anyone know why this may be happening?

-Nathan