Re: Windows gtk programming

[Gorshkov <listsubscriptions oghma on ca>]

On Wednesday 08 February 2006 21:28, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> Gorshkov writes:
>  > gcc `pkg-config --libs gtk+-win32-2.0` test.o -o test
>  > test.o(.text+0x41):test.c: undefined reference to `gtk_init_abi_check'
>  > test.o(.text+0x46):test.c: undefined reference to `gtk_main'
>
> You are very close, and seem to know well what you doing, congrats!
> Except for one small thing:
>
> You need to have the libraries after the object files, otherwise they
> won't be searched for the symbols that are left undefined after
> linking in the object files. This is how it has traditionally always
> been in Unix. It's just Linux (and other ELF-based systems?) that is
> sloppy and allows undefined symbols in executables (to be bound by the
> run-time linker). (Or does GNU ld on Linux re-search the libraries
> mentioned after linking in the object files mentioned?)
>
> It is also customary to have the -o and output file name before the
> object files and libraries, but that's just convention.
>
> --tml

ummm ..... oops? :-)
I knew it was something stupid ..... I *hate* it when that happens. 
thanks :-)