Re: problems compiling with R0.93

[david@elo.ods.com (David Engel)]

> When I try to compile my own "hello world" program I get these error
> messages:
> 
> gcc -g -o hello -L/usr/X11R6/lib hello.o -lXaw -lXt -lX11
> ld: Output file requires shared library `libc.so.4'
> gcc: Internal compiler error: program ld got fatal signal 6
> make: *** [hello] Error 1
> 
> Compiling the program with:
> 
> gcc -g -c hello.c
> 
> works fine, but the linking part just won't work. It's funny because
> I've successfully compiled the 'xli' package on my machine. And I have
> checked, I do have the libc.so.4 library in the /lib directory.

The problem is that the shared X libraries need the shared libc but
the old, a.out gcc links in a static debug version of libc called libg
when -g is used.  Either don't link with -g so the shared libc will be
used or add -static so the shared X libraries won't be used.

David
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