Re: wordexp hassle with screenshooter_applet

[Dan Hensley <dan hensley att net>]

Norman Stevens wrote:

> 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.

I have the same problem on my RH5.1 system.  I tried the O2 flag as well, and I get
the same error messages.

Dan