Thread: Problem linking to external library

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    If you want to try a long shot (basically idiotic) idea, try putting a copy of the dll file in the same folder as the .c file (where you are compiling it).
    I think it might need to be there (or in a standard location) for the exe to run anyway.

    BTW, are you using MinGW? Is that how you are compiling with gcc on windows?


    EDIT: Another possibility, rename the .lib file to .dll.a. Give it a try.
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    I tried putting the dll in the same folder, but the result did not change. I also tried the library in the same directory and linked it from there, to the same result.
    Renaming also did not work.

    I don't think that the .exe is going to need the dll. There are a bunch of executables that come with the library and they work without the dll.

    And yes: I am using MinGW, that's how I'm using gcc on Windows. I also tried compiling the example in Visual Studio 2017, which should use its own compiler and I got the same undefined reference error. When I added the lib in the project properties, It threw a world of errors, mainly complaining about the syntax in the header files, that didn't make sense.

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    I find it surprising that you are able to run, e.g., MQTTClient_publish.exe without putting the dll (presumably paho-mqtt3c.dll) either in a standard location or in the same folder as the exe. Windows didn't work that way when I last used it, but that was a while ago. On the other hand, maybe those exes are statically linked or are taking advantage of their knowledge of the relative location of the dlls in the unzipped archive.

    At any rate, since I don't use Windows I'm basically just pulling ideas out of my butt, so I don't really expect them to work. I wish I was on Windows so I could try this stuff out. I won't waste any more of your time. Maybe a Windows person can help.
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    It builds for me; once, I made sure to use both an 64 bit MinGW GCC compiler and the 64 bit library.
    Edit: When I used an 32 bit mingw I got errors like the OP after the warning about skipping the library it found.

    Code:
    x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe -Wall -g -IC:\Users\stahta01\Downloads\eclipse-paho-mqtt-c-win64-1.3.0\include -c C:\Users\stahta01\devel\open_source_code\no_version_control\test\bass24\c++\basstest\testpaho\main.c -o obj\Debug\main.o
    x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe -LC:\Users\stahta01\Downloads\eclipse-paho-mqtt-c-win64-1.3.0\lib -o bin\Debug\testpaho.exe obj\Debug\main.o   -lpaho-mqtt3c
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    Last edited by stahta01; 01-09-2019 at 04:04 PM.
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    OK, thank you so much for trying it out!

    I have follow up questions: Why does it have to be compiled in two steps? Why are you using g++ for the second part?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jak888 View Post
    OK, thank you so much for trying it out!

    I have follow up questions: Why does it have to be compiled in two steps? Why are you using g++ for the second part?
    That is the way the Code::Blocks IDE does it.
    The two part is common for many IDEs.

    Tim S.
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