Thread: Nasty linker problem; multiply defined

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    Nasty linker problem; multiply defined

    This is a really frustrating error. I've tried everything I can think of and it still doesn't link properly.

    Now, I have three headers: aux.h, start.h and dataf.h, and each one is wrapped in inclusion guards. I have two source files: aotrn.cpp and dataf.cpp. Now, dataf.cpp needs to include aux.h and dataf.h, and aotrn.cpp (at the moment) only needs start.h.

    I get the following error:

    /tmp/ccYdCaoB.o(.text+0x0): In function `KillGame(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)':
    : multiple definition of `KillGame(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)'
    /tmp/ccZuFcvP.o(.text+0x0): first defined here
    /tmp/ccYdCaoB.o(.text+0x50): In function `wait_ms(long)':
    : multiple definition of `wait_ms(long)'
    /tmp/ccZuFcvP.o(.text+0x50): first defined here
    /tmp/ccYdCaoB.o(.text+0x80): In function `fcout(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)':
    : multiple definition of `fcout(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)'
    /tmp/ccZuFcvP.o(.text+0x80): first defined here
    /tmp/ccYdCaoB.o(.text+0x100): In function `File_Encrypt(char*, char*)':
    : multiple definition of `File_Encrypt(char*, char*)'
    /tmp/ccZuFcvP.o(.text+0x100): first defined here
    /tmp/ccYdCaoB.o(.text+0x210): In function `ForkExecute(char*)':
    : multiple definition of `ForkExecute(char*)'
    /tmp/ccZuFcvP.o(.text+0x210): first defined here
    collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
    make: *** [AoTRN] Error 1
    I don't want to post the source up as that would mean posting 5 files each more than about 30 lines.

    *edit*

    Oh yeah, I'm using G++ 3.3.5
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    You don't have function definitions in header files do you - because that's bad news unless
    a) the functions are static
    b) the functions are inline
    c) the functions are templates
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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    If you mean like this:

    Code:
    // aux.h
    
    void foo()
    {
    	// nooooo
    }
    Then yeah, I have. So I need to declare the functions in the .h files and define them in .cpp files?
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    > Then yeah, I have. So I need to declare the functions in the .h files and define them in .cpp files?
    Yes.
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    respect_for_Salem += 1;
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