[PB] Compiling on MacOS X (source was written for winblow...)

[Philip J Robar]

On Nov 25, 2006, at 1:09 PM, Eric F Crist wrote:

> Please help me understand the following output:
>
> root# gcc *.c -o test
> /usr/bin/ld: Undefined symbols:
> _mysql_close
> _mysql_error
> _mysql_fetch_row
> _mysql_field_count
> _mysql_free_result
> _mysql_init
> _mysql_num_fields
> _mysql_num_rows
> _mysql_options
> _mysql_query
> _mysql_real_connect
> _mysql_select_db
> _mysql_store_result
> _mysql_use_result
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> How do I fix this?

You don't have the MySQL database installed, or at least it's  
libraries are not in the default/specified location(s). Assuming that  
you're trying to compile an Open Source program, it should include a  
README or INSTALL file that talks about the program's dependencies.

By the way, a better place to ask questions like this would be the  
themacintoshguy's x-unix mailing list.

Also, if this is an Open Source program, you might also check to see  
if it is supported in MacPorts, (http://www.macports.org/), which  
would simplify getting, compiling, installing and resolving dependency  
issues like this.


Phil
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