So I have a library (libtiff) and its associated header "tiffio.h." But I'm not entirely sure how to make the compiler (I'm using gcc under mingw) "see" the library and the header. Do I need to put the library and header somewhere specific, or somehow specify something with the options. Thanks for your help
You can either put them in the appropriate folders (usually in the compiler's 'libraries' and 'includes' folders) or set your compiler to look into other folders (I don't know if it's possible with GCC).
are you using linux or windows.. ?
If you are using something like Dev-c++. It does have a folder called "include" ( check where you have installed it) and you can place it there..
> or somehow specify something with the options
Yes, use these options
Exactly how you specify these if you're using an IDE interface to the compiler would depend on that particular IDE.Code:-I/path/to/header (that's upper case i) -L/path/to/lib -llibname.a (that's lower case L)
With these options, you can put 3rd party libraries wherever you like, and you don't have to touch the compiler installation directories (which is generally a bad idea).
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