Re: [TCLUG:2261] gcc won't find libraries

[Mark Dalton <mwd@sgi.com>]

> 
> > On Thu, Nov 19 1998, Eric Hillman wrote:
> > Eric> 	This may be just me being brain-dead...  I'm trying
> > to install "DISLIN", a
> > Eric> potent little graphing program, and whenever I try to
> > compile and link the
> > Eric> bugger, I get this message: "ld: cannot open -lX11: No such file or
> > Eric> directory"
> >
> > You need to add -L/path/to/X/libraries to the compile line.
> 
> 
> 	Already tried that -- sorry, should have mentioned.
> 
> 	Although trying it just now, now it complains that it can't find dhlin.h,
> which is also in a path specified by a "-L" option...  I'm beginning to
> think I may just be cursed.
> 

Include files are specified with the -I option..
	gcc -L/path/to/X/libraries -I/path/to/X/include_files

Mark
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