RE: Linking with libX11.a and libXt.a

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Stallard [mailto:adam@aspen.mine.nu]
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 8:21 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Linking with libX11.a and libXt.a
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've been able to compile my X-Windows programs using the dynamic
> libraries only, such as libX11.dll.
> 
> I would like to to be able to use static forms if possible, especially
> since the Xt library does not come with cygwin/XFree in the dynamic
> form.
> 
> Here is an example:
> 
> #include <X11/Xlib.h>
> 
> int main(){
>     XOpenDisplay(NULL);
> }
> 
> This compiles with:  (uses libX11.dll)
> 
> gcc -L/usr/X11R6/bin -lX11 xtest.c
> 
> but if I use:  (uses libX11.a)
> 
> gcc -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 xtest.c
> 


huh? libX11.a is just an import library for libX11.dll  (it is not an static
version of libX11)
I do not know what you did

Try gcc xtest.c -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11


Suhaib

> ld returns an undefined reference to XOpenDisplay
> 
> If someone could enlighten me on how I should be using gcc for cygwin
> to
> make this work, that would be great.
> 
> Thanks a lot!
> 
> Adam Stallard
>