Re: [SQL] C compiler error when using PostGres - Mailing list pgsql-sql

"G. Anthony Reina" wrote:
>
> I recently upgraded the hardrive on our database system and copied all
> of the Postgres files from the old harddrive to the new one.
>
> Everything seems to work find except when I try to compile a C program
> that uses SQL backend commands. The program did compile on the old
> harddrive and ran fine. Now, during compilation I get the following
> error:
>
> /database/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.a(fe-auth.o): In function
> `pg_password_sendauth':
> fe-auth.o(.text+0x17): undefined reference to `crypt'
>
> Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Thanks.
> -Tony
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Add -lcrypt to the end of the line that compiles the application.

John