Re: Problems linking to libpq - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Andrew McMillan
Subject Re: Problems linking to libpq
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Msg-id 1026867978.5037.279.camel@kant.mcmillan.net.nz
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In response to Problems linking to libpq  ("Jim Morcombe" <robust@vianet.net.au>)
List pgsql-novice
On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 15:59, Jim Morcombe wrote:
> have started at the beginning of the PostSQL Programmer's Guide and have typed in part of example 1.1 on page 23.
>
> I have followed the instructions in section 1.12 for building the program.
>
> The program compiles cleanly using the instructions in the manual :
>     cc -I/usr/local/pgsql/include jim.c
>
> I then compile it with the instruction
>     cc -o jim jim.o -L/usr/local/pgsql/lib -lpq
>
> However, I get the following errors:
>
> Undefined symbol
> PQfinish
> PQsetdbLogin
> pqstatus
> fprint
> PQerrorMessage
>
> The manual says this occurs if I forgot the -lpq option, which I have not done.

You haven't forgotten the libraries, you have forgotten the includes -
you will need a -I/path/to/postgres/include on there as well, I believe.

Regards,
                    Andrew.
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