Issue
I have a C file, which uses multiple lib files. I am trying to compile the file in the following way:
gcc -o myprogram main.c list.lib filelib.lib
However, when trying to compile I get a bunch of undefined reference errors of all the lib functions that I'm using.
I came accross a solution on the internet and tried the following:
gcc -o myprogram main.c -l list -l filelib
Now I get the following errors:
cannot find -llist
cannot fint -lfilelib
What am I doing wrong?
Edit: Both the libs were originally created using Visual Studio 2019, Release mode x64. I am using Windows 10, 64 bits architecture. In the folder I'm running gcc from I have the following files:
main.c
list.lib (copied from VS)
list.h (copied form VS)
filelib.lib (copied from VS)
filelib.h (copied from VS)
In my lib code in VS I made sure the functions have c-linkage:
#ifdef __cplusplus
#define C_LINKAGE extern "C"
#else
#define C_LINKAGE
#endif
(each declared function in both the libs starts with the C_LINKAGE macro)
Solution
The .lib files are MSVC specific, gcc can not handle them, gcc can handle .a libraries or dll's (on windows)
If you want to use gcc, rebuild the libraries with gcc, or let MSVC create DLL's.
Or stick to microsoft and use MSVC for everything.
Answered By - koder Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)