Compiling TCL C extensions using Cygwin gcc

[Reini Urban]

Jingzhao Ou schrieb:
> I tried to compile a simple Tcl C extension using Cygwin gcc. I use the
> following commands:
> 
> gcc -shared -ltcl -L/lib random.o
> 
> I got the following error messege:
> 
> random.o(.text+0x31):random.c: undefined reference to `_Tcl_WrongNumArgs'
> random.o(.text+0x5e):random.c: undefined reference to `_Tcl_GetIntFromObj'
> random.o(.text+0x98):random.c: undefined reference to `_Tcl_GetObjResult'
> random.o(.text+0xad):random.c: undefined reference to `_Tcl_SetIntObj'
> random.o(.text+0xe2):random.c: undefined reference to `_Tcl_PkgRequire'
> random.o(.text+0x11a):random.c: undefined reference to `_Tcl_CreateObjCommand'
> random.o(.text+0x135):random.c: undefined reference to `_Tcl_PkgProvide'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> I can see that tcl.h is located at /usr/include. Also, libtcl84.a and
> libtclstub84.a are located at /lib.
> 
> Can any one kindly help me out?

lots of beginners mistakes: there's a good gcc primer in the net. please 
check that out.
   http://www.network-theory.co.uk/gcc/intro/

1. libs after the source,
2. library search path before the lib, otherwise it will not find it.
3. -shared ???

See that there's an tcl .a lib but no .dll (for completeness sake: no 
.la pointing to a .dll at /usr/bin), so you cannot build a shared exe.

=> gcc random.c -L/usr/lib -ltcl -o random

but -L/usr/lib is redundant because thats in the standard search path

=> gcc random.c -ltcl -o random

Note: the .exe extension is added automatically to random.


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Reini Urban
http://xarch.tu-graz.ac.at/home/rurban/

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