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    linker errors:

    my compile command:

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    g++ -Wall -O -g img-validate.cpp -I/prog/lib/hdf5-1.8.1/hdf5/include/ -L /prog/lib/hdf5-1.8.1/hdf5/lib -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz -lstdc++ -lm -ltiff -o run
    my errors:

    Code:
    /tmp/ccPVQaqt.o: In function `dataset_loader::compute_blob_metric_stats(dataset_buf const&, int, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf&, dataset_buf&, dataset_buf&)':
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:496: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::radon_thresh'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:497: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:501: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::radon_thresh'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:502: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    /tmp/ccPVQaqt.o: In function `dataset_loader::compute_sobel_edge_blob_metric_stats(dataset_buf const&, int, bool const*, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf const&, dataset_buf&, dataset_buf&, dataset_buf&)':
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:457: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:458: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    /tmp/ccPVQaqt.o: In function `dataset_loader::derive_sobel_edge_blob_summary()':
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:393: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:396: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    /tmp/ccPVQaqt.o: In function `dataset_loader::derive_radon_blob_summary(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)':
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:317: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::radon_thresh'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:320: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::radon_thresh'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:329: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    /prog/ana/src/h5/input.h:332: undefined reference to `dataset_loader::sigma'
    collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
    make: *** [all] Error 1
    I don't need to set LD_LIBARY_PATH do I? All lib paths and libs are provided in the compiling command so I don't think I should.

    My img-validate code includes input.h which includes the HDF5 lib stuff.

    radom_thresh and sigma are just arrays of numbers from inside my code:

    from input.cpp:
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    const float dataset_loader::sigma[] = {0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28}; // Extra element added to end.
    
    const float dataset_loader::radon_thresh[] = {2, 2.828427e+00, 4, 5.656854e+00, 8, 1.131371e+01, 16, 2.262742e+01, 32, 4.525483e+01, 64, 9.050967e+01, 128, 1.810193e+02, 256, 3.620387e+02, 512, 7.240773e+02, 1024, 1.448155e+03, 2048, 2.896309e+03, 4096, 4096*M_SQRT2}; // ditto.
    This code was functioning on my coworker's solaris. So I'm sure its a linking error. We also had the exact same problem before, before I had reformatted my linux partition, and fixed it by fixing the lib paths. Could someone confirm that my compile command is valid? Then I would know that the problem is a missing library and I can go ask him about it.
    Last edited by elninio; 07-27-2008 at 11:22 AM.

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    these are the libs in /prog/lib/hdf5-1.8.1/hdf5/lib

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    libhdf5.a         libhdf5.so.5@      libhdf5_hl.a      libhdf5_hl.so.0.0.0*
    libhdf5.la*       libhdf5.so.5.0.1*  libhdf5_hl.la*
    libhdf5.settings  libhdf5_cpp.a*     libhdf5_hl.so@
    libhdf5.so@       libhdf5_cpp.la*    libhdf5_hl.so.0@
    these are the include files in /prog/lib/hdf5-1.8.1/hdf5/include

    Code:
    H5ACpublic.h     H5Dpublic.h     H5FcreatProp.h*   H5Ppublic.h
    H5AbstractDs.h*  H5DxferProp.h*  H5File.h*         H5PredType.h*
    H5Apublic.h      H5EnumType.h*   H5FloatType.h*    H5PropList.h*
    H5ArrayType.h*   H5Epubgen.h     H5Fpublic.h       H5Rpublic.h
    H5AtomType.h*    H5Epublic.h     H5Gpublic.h       H5Spublic.h
    H5Attribute.h*   H5Exception.h*  H5Group.h*        H5StrType.h*
    H5Classes.h*     H5FDcore.h      H5IMpublic.h      H5TBpublic.h
    H5CommonFG.h*    H5FDdirect.h    H5IdComponent.h*  H5Tpublic.h
    H5CompType.h*    H5FDfamily.h    H5Include.h*      H5VarLenType.h*
    H5Cpp.h*         H5FDlog.h       H5IntType.h*      H5Zpublic.h
    H5Cpp.h.gch*     H5FDmpi.h       H5Ipublic.h       H5api_adpt.h
    H5CppDoc.h*      H5FDmpio.h      H5LTpublic.h      H5pubconf.h
    H5Cpublic.h      H5FDmpiposix.h  H5Library.h*      H5public.h
    H5DSpublic.h     H5FDmulti.h     H5Lpublic.h       H5version.h
    H5DataSet.h*     H5FDpublic.h    H5MMpublic.h      hdf5.h
    H5DataSpace.h*   H5FDsec2.h      H5Object.h*       hdf5_hl.h
    H5DataType.h*    H5FDstdio.h     H5Opublic.h
    H5DcreatProp.h*  H5FaccProp.h*   H5PTpublic.h
    the only one need is H5Cpp.h , it calls all the other ones, but the point is that the path is correct.

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    I'm not sure if this would do anything to fix your problem, but have you tried compiling you program first, then linking it afterwards. Perhaps using a makefile? I had a similar sort of problem that seemed to work after I separated the compiling and linking procedures.

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    > -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5
    Historically at least, order mattered.
    A symbol which would be resolved by library a, but not apparent until library b was linked would appear to be unresolved.

    But I thought the Linux version of ld took care of that problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    > -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5
    Historically at least, order mattered.
    A symbol which would be resolved by library a, but not apparent until library b was linked would appear to be unresolved.

    But I thought the Linux version of ld took care of that problem.
    I don't understand how this works, could you explain it to me or link to me a doc? Do you suggest that I change the order of the libs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mike_g View Post
    I'm not sure if this would do anything to fix your problem, but have you tried compiling you program first, then linking it afterwards. Perhaps using a makefile? I had a similar sort of problem that seemed to work after I separated the compiling and linking procedures.
    I have using a makefile. Its simply:

    Code:
    all:
          g++ the command listed above
    But, I know thats not what you meant. I don't know how to produce a makefile that compiles and then links...

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    Be warned: This is the first makefile I have made in my life, so I dont really know what I am doing here, but, this is what mine looks like:
    Code:
    COMPILER = gcc
    CCFLAGS = -Wall -O2 -std=c99
    
    all:
    	clear
    	${COMPILER} -c main.c ${CCFLAGS}
    	${COMPILER} -c shapes.c ${CCFLAGS}
    	${COMPILER} -c vector.c ${CCFLAGS}
    	${COMPILER} -c screen.c ${CCFLAGS}
    	${COMPILER} main.o shapes.o vector.o screen.o -lSDL -lm
    	./a.out
    clean:
    	rm -rf *.o *.dat
    It basically compiles all the source files individually first before linking them. I was getting errors compiling and linking in one go, but that might have been because I was doing something wrong. IDK.

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    mike_g, the point of having a makefile is so that you can do only partial compilation of your program, whatever was changed since last time. To do that, you'll have to have separate rules for each of your source files.

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    Oh, why would I have to have separate rules?

    Edit: there were following sections I hadent added in the post that just compile one source file and link it to the project. Is there a better way to do it?
    Last edited by mike_g; 07-27-2008 at 02:45 PM.

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    Code:
    COMPILER = gcc
    CCFLAGS = -Wall -O2 -std=c99
    
    .PHONY: clean # without this, if there was a file named clean, the clean target would be considered up to date.
    
    all: myprogram
    
    myprogram: main.o shapes.o vector.o screen.o
        ${COMPILER} main.o shapes.o vector.o screen.o -lSDL -lm -o myprogram
    
    main.o: main.c main.h
        ${COMPILER} -c main.c ${CCFLAGS}
    
    shapes.o: shapes.c shapes.h
        ${COMPILER} -c shapes.c ${CCFLAGS}
    
    vector.o: vector.c vector.h
        ${COMPILER} -c vector.c ${CCFLAGS}
    
    screen.o: screen.c screen.h
        ${COMPILER} -c screen.c ${CCFLAGS}
    
    clean:
        rm -rf *.o *.dat
    This way, if one of the .o files is already built, it just skips that and compiles the others.
    Last edited by robwhit; 07-27-2008 at 03:15 PM.

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    Oh I get it now. Cheers.

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    Fixed it. The file that contained the radon declaration was not in the compiling command. input.cpp. input.cpp includes input.h, but input.h does not include input.cpp.

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    Header files shouldn't be in the compile line, only in the dependency list.

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