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    Arrow problems with make command and X11

    After nearly 20 years being a MS Windows user I have decided to change to linux because of several usage problems that I came across. My choice was Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and for the past 7 days I had no problem with it, although I was very afraid to "port"!!! But so far I was able to do whatever I wanted to do on it, and the system works flawlessly. (very happy about it!)
    Now that I felt that I had familiarized myself with the "basics" I thought that I will do some research on the 3D in linux as I am a big enthusiast/hobbyist in 3D
    I have downloaded 2 books for it! (Linux 3D graphics programming & Advanced Linux 3D graphics programming written by Norman Lin)
    I have also downloaded all the necessary apps that it was asking for (Emacs, g++, xxgdb)
    On it's first 'tutorial' I should compile a hello.cc ... It keeps giving me error messages!!! until now I was able to solve them as Google is a good friend of mine.
    But now it gives me a messages that I can't find anywhere!
    after giving the make command in the appropriate folder that's what I see:
    Code:
    g++  -O3  -c -o hello.o hello.cc
    g++ -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXt -lm hello.o -o hello
    hello.o: In function `main':
    hello.cc:(.text.startup+0x2a): undefined reference to `XOpenDisplay'
    hello.cc:(.text.startup+0x9d): undefined reference to `XCreateWindow'
    hello.cc:(.text.startup+0xb3): undefined reference to `XStoreName'
    hello.cc:(.text.startup+0xbf): undefined reference to `XMapWindow'
    hello.cc:(.text.startup+0xd3): undefined reference to `XSelectInput'
    hello.cc:(.text.startup+0xec): undefined reference to `XCheckWindowEvent'
    hello.cc:(.text.startup+0x118): undefined reference to `XLookupString'
    collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
    make: *** [hello] Error 1
    I guess that the problem is with the X11R6 part because I think this ubuntu is using a newer version of X11. Did I miss a library to install or is it enough to change the command within the makefile? Or none of these and the problem is more complex?
    Please give me a step by step guide to solve this!

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    Re: problems with make command and X11

    Put hello.o before the libs.
    "Everything that has a beginning, has an end." --an unexpectedly wise wallpaper

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    Re: problems with make command and X11


    Thank you very much!!! it helped!
    The syntax changed recently or the writer made this syntax mistake?

    How do I give you a bean or thumb up or something for this help!


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    Re: problems with make command and X11

    Quote Originally Posted by GrizlyMedve View Post

    Thank you very much!!! it helped!
    The syntax changed recently or the writer made this syntax mistake?

    How do I give you a bean or thumb up or something for this help!

    It's not the syntax, just that the linker is picky about the order.
    I always use this syntax for my g++ (the flags are the same for gcc) (it's a little slower but helps a lot with circular dependencies):
    Code:
    g++ <includepaths,libpaths> -Wl,--start-group <libs> <object/source files> -Wl,--end-group -o <pathtooutfile>
    "Everything that has a beginning, has an end." --an unexpectedly wise wallpaper

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