From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: undefined references
Date:	Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:16:50 +0000
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Ofer Corshid wrote:
> 
> #include <iostream.h>
> 
> void main()
> {
>     cout << "test";
> }
> 
> When I enter this command:
> gcc myfile.cc -o myfile.exe
> 
> I get this messages:
> undefined reference to 'cout'
> undefined reference to 'ostream::operator<<(char const *)'

You forgot to link in the C++ libraries, as instructed in 'readme.1st'. 
If you didn't read that file, please do so.  You can link the libraries
either by adding '-lgcc' (or -lstdcx or -liostr) to the end of your
command line, or by substituting 'gxx' for 'gcc'.

P.S.:  void main() is illegal C/C++.  main() must always return an
integer.  If you add '-Wall' to your command line, it will catch lots of
pesky little errors that you probably wouldn't find otherwise.

hth

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