Re: wordexp hassle with screenshooter_applet

[Norman Stevens <norman arcady u-net com>]

On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Tom Gilbert wrote:

> * Matthias Warkus (mawarkus@t-online.de) wrote:
> > Trying to compile screenshooter_applet-0.6, I encountered this:
> > 
> > gcc -c -g -Wall `gnome-config --cflags applets`
> > screenshooter_applet.c
> > gcc -o screenshooter_applet screenshooter_applet.o `gnome-config
> > --libs applets`screenshooter_applet.o: In function `grab_shot':
> > /usr/local/src/gnome/screenshooter_applet-0.6/screenshooter_applet.c:758:
> > undefined reference to `wordexp'
> > /usr/local/src/gnome/screenshooter_applet-0.6/screenshooter_applet.c:763:
> > undefined reference to `wordfree'
> > /usr/local/src/gnome/screenshooter_applet-0.6/screenshooter_applet.c:774:
> > undefined reference to `wordexp'
> > /usr/local/src/gnome/screenshooter_applet-0.6/screenshooter_applet.c:779:
> > undefined reference to `wordfree'
> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> > make: *** [screenshooter_applet] Error 1
> > 
> > There is <wordexp.h> on my machine (glibc 2.0), but no known library seems to
> > implement the damn functions (I nm'ed all over my lib directories).
> > Commenting out everything that uses wordexp*, I get a functional
> > applet, but it crashes as soon as it completes a screenshot.
> > 
> > I would love to have this thing work...
> > 
> > mawa
> > -- 
> > The Amiga is proof that if you build a better mousetrap, the rats will
> > gang up on you.
> >                                 -- Bill Roberts bill.roberts@ensco.com
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Well, as I wrote the applet, I should try to help I guess ;)
> 
> The header file is certainly being found, as the compile gets through
> to the linker stage. The linker cannot find the necessary library...
> 
> This function should be provided by glibc... This is tricky for me to
> test, as I have glibc 2.1 here, but I'm _sure_ 2.0 also provides it?
> 
I have a hazy recollection that some inline functions weren't available
out of line in glibc 2.0. Could you try compiling it with -O2
and see if that fixes it.

Norman