Re: [photran] Cannot find library file

["Fernando Molina" <fmolina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Erik,

Thanks! It works now (at least the library file is found)

Regards,

Fernando

Erik Toussaint escribió:
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> Hi Fernando,
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> I'm no expert on this issue, but since no one else answered your question,
> I'll give it a try. (Maybe you already solved your problem on your own. In
> that case just ignore this message.)
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> I think it has to do with the way the -l option is treated by the linker.
> The documentation states that it takes the name of the library you
> specified, and prepends 'lib' and appends '.a' to it.
> So when you use for instance the option -lmylib, the linker actually
> searches for a file named libmylib.a (I believe it also recognizes some
> other file extensions, but I'm not sure which). It automatically searches
> a couple standard directories and you can specify an extra directory to
> search with the -L option. So, in your case, with the complete path and
> file name after the -l option, the linker gets confused.
>
> I think you have two options:
> 1. Change the name of the library, if you can, following the standard
> pattern, add its name (without path, lib prefix and file extension) to the
> 'Libraries' box (the -l option), and add the directory where it is located
> in the box for 'Library search paths' (the -L option).
> 2. Instead of under the Libraries section of the linker options, add the
> path and name of your library file under the Miscellaneous section, in the
> 'Other objects' box. I guess this is the easiest solution.
>
> Let me know if this helps.
>
> Greetings,
> Erik.
>
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> From: "Fernando Molina" <fmolina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Date: Fri, 21 May 2010
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> Hello:
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> I have run into a problem.
> I cannot get a library linked in a project, I always get messages like:
> c:/gcc/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-mingw32/4.5.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
> cannot find -lE:/Fer/eclipse/Fit41/levmardll_x64.lib
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [Fit41] Error 1
> I included levmardll_x64.lib in Project Properties (right click in project
> folder)->Fortran Build->Settings->GNU Fortran linker->Libraries; and also
> in Fortran General->Paths and Symbols->Libraries, no luck either way.
> But the path after '-l' is correct. What I am doing wrong?
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> Thanks all,
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> Fernando
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