Linking with LD and not G++ (Mingw)

ionstream · Post by **ionstream** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:35 pm

This is incredibly annoying, but I can't link anything I make using ld, I get many many errors. I can compile the samples (using the makefiles), and I noticed that the makefile uses g++ to like the .o file to the libraries. This is incredibly frustrating, and I am trying not to explode in rage... all I want to do is make a simple freaking program!!!

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Why do the samples use G++ to link, when LD was specifically created for linkage??? Is there any way to get LD to work, or do I have to abandon Code::Blocks (since it uses LD)?

Please, if you have an mercy in your soul, please help me!

leio · Post by **leio** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:41 pm

It uses ld in the process... You can even pass options to ld with the -Wl option, e.g -Wl,-rpath,/path/to/dir

ionstream · Post by **ionstream** » Fri May 27, 2005 6:30 pm

Ah never mind, my libraries were wrong, and Code::Blocks uses g++ for linkage.

But I have one more question, does it matter what order the program links to the libraries?

mandrav · Post by **mandrav** » Fri May 27, 2005 8:04 pm

ionstream wrote:Ah never mind, my libraries were wrong, and Code::Blocks uses g++ for linkage.

That's just what I was about to reply

ionstream wrote:But I have one more question, does it matter what order the program links to the libraries?

Absolutely. Libraries on which other libraries depend on, should be first (I hope this makes sense).

Yiannis.

number4 · Post by **number4** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:14 pm

Libraries on which other libraries depend on, should be first (I hope this makes sense).

people always say that, but is't it actually they should be last? IDE's however tend to display them in different ways.