From: akpoon Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Newbie Question: cannot open -lstdcxx: No such file or directory (ENOENT) w/ g++ Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 15:27:05 -0700 Organization: Oracle Corporation. Redwood Shores, CA Lines: 102 Message-ID: <35F85239.CBDDA858@us.oracle.com> Reply-To: "Winrider AT ix DOT netcom DOT com;akpoon"@us.oracle.com NNTP-Posting-Host: akpoon-pc4.us.oracle.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk I was trying to compile using g++ on a simple program... >>>> TYPING IN g++ -v prog3_1.cpp Reading specs from j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp\2.81\specs gcc version 2.8.1 j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp\2.81\cpp.exe -lang-c++ -v -undef -D__GNUC__=2 -D__GNUG__=2 -D__cplusplus -D__GNUC_MINOR__=8 -Dunix -Di386 -DGO32 -DMSDOS -DDJGPP=2 -DDJGPP_MINOR=1 -D__unix__ -D__i386__ -D_ _GO32__ -D__MSDOS__ -D__DJGPP__=2 -D__DJGPP_MINOR__=1 -D__unix -D__i386 -D__GO32 -D__MSDOS -D__DJGPP =2 -D__DJGPP_MINOR=1 -D__EXCEPTIONS prog3_1.cpp j:/djgpp/tmp\ccaagxuh GNU CPP version 2.8.1 (80386, BSD syntax) #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: j:/djgpp/lang/cxx j:/djgpp/include j:/djgpp/lang/cxx j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp/2.81/include j:/djgpp/include End of search list. j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp\2.81\cc1plus.exe j:/djgpp/tmp\ccaagxuh -quiet -dumpbase prog3_1.cc -vers ion -o j:/djgpp/tmp\ccbagxuh GNU C++ version 2.8.1 (djgpp) compiled by GNU C version 2.8.1. j:/djgpp/bin/as.exe -o j:/djgpp/tmp\cccagxuh j:/djgpp/tmp\ccbagxuh j:/djgpp/bin/ld.exe j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp\2.81\crtf.o j:/djgpp/lib/crt0.o -Lj:/djgpp/lib/gcc-l ib/djgpp\2.81 -Lj:/djgpp/bin -Lj:/djgpp/lib j:/djgpp/tmp\cccagxuh -lstdcxx -lm -lgcc -lc -lgcc -Tdjg pp.djl j:/djgpp/bin/ld.exe: cannot open -lstdcxx: No such file or directory (ENOENT) * * * * * * Looks like the compiler is trying to look for the "libstdcxx" and failed. I have that lib file libstdcxx.a located in djgpp/lib. I have set the LFN to yes also (in djgpp.env file). What is the problem then? (what is cccagxuh anyway?) I (foolishly) try to compile the same code using gcc... TYPING IN...gcc -v prog3_1.cpp Reading specs from j:/djgpp/lib/specs gcc version 2.8.1 j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp\2.81\cpp.exe -lang-c++ -v -undef -D__GNUC__=2 -D__GNUG__=2 -D__cplusplus -D__GNUC_MINOR__=8 -Dunix -Di386 -DGO32 -DMSDOS -DDJGPP=2 -DDJGPP_MINOR=1 -D__unix__ -D__i386__ -D_ _GO32__ -D__MSDOS__ -D__DJGPP__=2 -D__DJGPP_MINOR__=1 -D__unix -D__i386 -D__GO32 -D__MSDOS -D__DJGPP =2 -D__DJGPP_MINOR=1 -D__EXCEPTIONS prog3_1.cpp j:/djgpp/tmp\ccaaohuh GNU CPP version 2.8.1 (80386, BSD syntax) #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: j:/djgpp/lang/cxx j:/djgpp/include j:/djgpp/lang/cxx j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp/2.81/include j:/djgpp/include End of search list. j:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp\2.81\cc1plus.exe j:/djgpp/tmp\ccaaohuh -quiet -dumpbase prog3_1.cc -vers ion -o j:/djgpp/tmp\ccbaohuh GNU C++ version 2.8.1 (djgpp) compiled by GNU C version 2.8.1. j:/djgpp/bin/as.exe -o j:/djgpp/tmp\cccaohuh j:/djgpp/tmp\ccbaohuh j:/djgpp/bin/ld.exe j:/djgpp/lib/crt0.o -Lj:/djgpp/lib -Lj:/djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp\2.81 -Lj:/djgpp /bin -Lj:/djgpp/lib j:/djgpp/tmp\cccaohuh -Tdjgpp.djl -lgcc -lc -lgcc j:/djgpp/bin/stubify.exe -v a.out stubify for djgpp V2.X executables, Copyright (C) 1995 DJ Delorie stubify: a.out -> a.000 -> a.exe * * * * * And it works. But gcc is NOT looking for libstdcxx.a. From the output, the file is compiled as C++ Prob. I am getting confused about gcc/g++ and all those compiler stuff, could someone tell me what's wrong? THIS IS THE SRC CODE. // PROG3_1.CPP - whats up standard version #include // main entry point for all standard DOS/console programs void main(void) { printf("\nWhat's up world!\n"); } // end main