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hi all,
The following code gives a linker error for error() function call on my cygwin setup
Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <errno.h>
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Linker error: undefined reference to `_error'
hi all,
The following code gives a linker error for error() function call on my cygwin setup
The snapshot of the error is as follows:Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/mman.h> #include <errno.h> main() { pid_t pid; int len = 100; int fd; char * buf; char arr[] = "thread1.c"; fd = fopen(arr, "rw"); if (fd == NULL) error(1, errno, "fopen Failed!"); printf("file opened successfully\n"); if (ftruncate(fd, len) == -1) error(1, errno, "ftruncate Failed!"); printf("file truncated to length %d bytes\n", len); buf = mmap(0, len, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0); if (buf == (void *)-1) error(1, errno, "ftruncate Failed!"); printf("MMAP successful!!\n"); if (unlink(fd) == -1) error(1, errno, "Unlink Failed!"); printf("file UNlinked\n"); pid = fork(); if (pid < 0) error(1, errno, "fork Failed!"); else { if (pid == 0) { printf("child process sleeps\n"); sleep(2); printf("child process Wakes\n"); printf("child reads from memory:\n...%s....", buf); printf("child dies\n"); } else { printf("Parent::accessing mapped file\n"); strcpy(buf, "parent writes on the mapped memory"); } } }
I might have missed selecting appropriate library during installation.Code:/tmp/cceXgGbe.o:mmap1.c:(.text+0x69): undefined reference to `_error' /tmp/cceXgGbe.o:mmap1.c:(.text+0xab): undefined reference to `_error' /tmp/cceXgGbe.o:mmap1.c:(.text+0x120): undefined reference to `_error' /tmp/cceXgGbe.o:mmap1.c:(.text+0x15b): undefined reference to `_error' /tmp/cceXgGbe.o:mmap1.c:(.text+0x194): undefined reference to `_error' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
Can any one suggest me which library I have to look for.
cheers
Sarma


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