Thread: Basic Math Problem. Undefined Math Functions

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    Basic Math Problem. Undefined Math Functions

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <math.h>
    
    int main(void)
    {
    
    	double x;
    	
    	printf("Enter a number: ");
    	scanf("%lf",&x);
    	
    	printf("\n\nOriginal value: %lf",x);
    	printf("\nCeil: %lf",ceil(x));
    	printf("\nFloor: %lf",floor(x));
    	
    	if (x >= 0)
    		printf("\nSquare root: %lf",sqrt(x));
    	else
    		printf("\nNegative Number");
    		
    	printf("\nCosine: %lf\n",cos(x));
    	return 0;
    
    }
    A very simple example into using some of the Math functions found in math.h unfortunately gcc is complaining about the functions being undefined

    /tmp/ccRRA7p2.o(.text+0x57): In function `main':
    : undefined reference to `ceil'
    /tmp/ccRRA7p2.o(.text+0x83): In function `main':
    : undefined reference to `floor'
    /tmp/ccRRA7p2.o(.text+0xc1): In function `main':
    : undefined reference to `sqrt'
    /tmp/ccRRA7p2.o(.text+0xfb): In function `main':
    : undefined reference to `cos'
    collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
    The compile command if this helps

    gcc math.c -o math -W -Wall -ansi
    Bit puzzled to why I am getting the errors since ive included the header file.

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    Try this:
    Code:
    gcc math.c -o math -W -Wall -ansi -lm
    You just need to link in the math library

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