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Bug#166543: libc6-dev: using GCC pow(x,y); does not compile.



Jouko Kivilahti <azul@linux.lan> writes:

> Using pow(x,y); at source does not compile

But it does!

> $ gcc a.c
> /tmp/cc2ik7lo.o(.text+0x1f): In function `main':
> : undefined reference to `pow'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

This is a linker error message.  You have to link against libm, by
invoking gcc with the "-lm" parameter.

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