Makefile: Linking .*a library - c

DESCRIPTION:
I have a library libshell.a, inside of it is the function ord_interna that i'm attempting to use, however it seems i linked it wrong, could you guys fix my error, so i dont make it in the future? Cheers,
Error:
/tmp/ccn5lbmJ.o: In function `main':
minishell.c:(.text+0x4e): undefined reference to `ord_interna'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [minishell.o] Error 1
Makefile:
CC=gcc
CFLAGS=-Wall -pedantic -c
all: microshell
microshell: minishell.o
gcc minishell.o -o microshell
minishell.o: minishell.c
gcc minishell.c minishell.h entrada_minishell.c entrada_minishell.h ejecutar.c ejecutar.h libshell.a
clean:
rm -rf *o microshell

From your makefile, I'm guessing you have these source files:
minishell.c
entrada_minishell.c
ejecutar.c
And that you want to compile them, and then link them all together with libshell.a to create an executable called microshell. In that case, you want something like:
CC=gcc
CFLAGS=-Wall -pedantic
all: microshell
microshell: minishell.o entrada_minishell.o ejecutar.o
$(CC) -o $# $^ -L. -lshell
You can add a clean target if you want, but just that should get you going.
Editorial notes:
it's really weird to put header files on the compilation line; I assumed you didn't actually want to do that.
You should look into gcc's -MMD flag to do automatic dependency generation.

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how to add interdependent libraries in a makefile

I need to make a makefile for my project and I have two interdependent libraries which are libpcsc.so and libccid.so .
could someone tell me what my mistake is? Thanks for your answers in advance.
and please let me know when you need more information.
my makefile is like:
by the way, one of lib directory is /home/hasanbucak/Desktop/pcsc-lite-1.8.23/src/.libs/ and other one's is usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux/
CC = gcc
LIB_DIRS = -L/home/hasanbucak/Desktop/pcsc-lite-1.8.23/src/.libs/
-L../../usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux/
INCLUDE_DIR = /home/hasanbucak/Desktop/ccid-1.4.28/src/ #ccid_usb.h
CFLAGS = -g -Wall
obj-y:= smcard
default: all
all: smcard
smcard:
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIB_DIRS) -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) -c -o $(obj-y).o $(obj-y).c
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -lccid -lpcsclite $(LIB_DIRS) -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) -o $(obj-y) $(obj-y).c
clean:
rm $(obj-y).o $(obj-y)
and when I write make in terminal , it says:
hasanbucak#ubuntu:~/Desktop/hasan$ make
gcc -g -Wall -L/home/hasanbucak/Desktop/pcsc-lite-1.8.23/src/.libs/ -L../../usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux/ -I/home/hasanbucak/Desktop/ccid-1.4.28/src/ -c -o smcard.o smcard.c
gcc -g -Wall -lccid -lpcsclite -L/home/hasanbucak/Desktop/pcsc-lite-1.8.23/src/.libs/ -L../../usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux/ -I/home/hasanbucak/Desktop/ccid-1.4.28/src/ -o smcard smcard.c
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lccid
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:20: recipe for target 'smcard' failed
make: *** [smcard] Error 1
Make already told you what was wrong with the Makefile:
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lccid
You should specify the path to ccid properly:
LIB_DIRS = -L/home/hasanbucak/Desktop/pcsc-lite-1.8.23/src/.libs/
-L/usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux/
Note that /usr and ../../usr are not at all the same directory.
The first one is absolute (i.e. relative to your root directory), while the second is relative, it expands to ~/Desktop/hasan/../../usr, which is equivalent to /home/hasanbucak/usr.

C Makefile error: ld returned 1 exit

My teacher is not the best at explain C so I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the connection of makefiles. I have already added the code for complex.c, complex.h, and main.c. I'm just having trouble compiling it all using the make command. I followed the example on the powerpoint he handed up and I don't understand why its failing to get to complex.
makefile
complex: main.o complex.o
gcc -o complex main.o complex.o
main.o: main.c complex.h
gcc -c main.c -lm
complex.o: complex.c complex.h
gcc -c complex.c -lm
clean:
rm*.o complex
ls
main.o
main.o: complex.h
gcc -c main.c
complex.o
complex.o: complex.h
gcc -c complex.c
Error
mason% make
gcc -o complex main.o complex.o
ld: fatal: file main.o: unknown file type
ld: fatal: file processing errors. No output written to complex
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `complex'
It looks like you have put Makefile fragments inside main.o and complex.o. These should be generated by the compiler, not by you.
Delete these files, and make again.
Additionally, your make clean rule is missing a space.
clean:
rm *.o complex
ls
One more thing. No need for -lm in the compile lines.
main.o: main.c complex.h
gcc -c main.c
complex.o: complex.c complex.h
gcc -c complex.c
You should add -lm at the linking phase.
complex: main.o complex.o
gcc -o complex main.o complex.o -lm
The "Makefile" defines and controls the build dependencies.
For example, you can't build the main executable binary without first building the binary object/module files that go with it. In this case, those are main.o and complex.o.
Generally any object file you need also needs a rule (though some rules can use "wildcards" to build more).
This is all rather academic. Best to take errors at their word and try to disprove them (this one basically says that main.o exists and is incorrect). In this case the hypothesis that main.o exists is supported by the fact that it didn't compile when you ran the make command.
Until you learn more you could invoke "make" using "targets". Like: make clean and make complex. It might help bring clarity.
A lot of makefiles put an "all" target to sort of reset the build. That then depends on "clean" and the executable and library targets. Like:
all: clean complex
So then you "make all" to clean and build.
A good tutorial is here. Mrbook Makefile Tutorial

Using debugger in MakeFile

I've written an entire program and its makefile, the only trouble is I have to idea how to implement the debugger. I've been looking at similar questions online but to no avail.
Here's my makefile:
# the variable CC is the compiler to use.
CC=gcc
# the variable CFLAGS is compiler options.
CFLAGS=-c -Wall
assign4: main1.o ObjectManager.o
$(CC) main1.o ObjectManager.o -o assign4
main1.o: main1.c ObjectManager.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) main1.c
ObjectManager.o: ObjectManager.c ObjectManager.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) ObjectManager.c
clean:
rm -rf *o assign4
I've tried to adjust the CFLAGS: to -g Wall, but all it says is:
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_main", referenced from:
implicit entry/start for main executable
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [ObjectManager.o] Error 1
Any suggestions to fix this?
Look at this rule:
ObjectManager.o: ...
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) ObjectManager.c
If CFLAGS is -c -Wall, that -c means that gcc will compile the source file, but not attempt to link it. This is exactly what was intended, to produce an object file and not an executable. One consequence of this is that the source dile (ObjectManager.c) need not contain a main function-- the compiler trusts you to provide one at link time.
But if CFLAGS is -g -Wall, the -g does not imply -c. So gcc will attempt to create an executable, and abort if main is not present.
Solution:
CFLAGS := -Wall -g # the -g can be added with a conditional if you like
ObjectManager.o: ...
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ObjectManager.c

How do I change my makefile to avoid the undefined reference to a function in the maths library?

I'm trying to install PintOS on my local Ubuntu 14.04 machine. When I try to run make to compile the utilities. I get the following error.
ankitkal#ankitkal-Inspiron-5521:~/os/pintos/src/utils$ ls
backtrace Makefile pintos pintos.~1.55.~ pintos-mkdisk setitimer-helper.o squish-unix.c
CVS Makefile~ pintos~ pintos-gdb setitimer-helper.c squish-pty.c
ankitkal#ankitkal-Inspiron-5521:~/os/pintos/src/utils$ make
gcc -lm setitimer-helper.o -o setitimer-helper
setitimer-helper.o: In function `main':
setitimer-helper.c:(.text+0xbe): undefined reference to `floor'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [setitimer-helper] Error 1
ankitkal#ankitkal-Inspiron-5521:~/os/pintos/src/utils$
The maths library (for the <math.h> header which is used in setitimer-helper.c) is not getting linked properly. When I look into the Makefile, this is the output.
ankitkal#ankitkal-Inspiron-5521:~/os/pintos/src/utils$ cat Makefile
all: setitimer-helper squish-pty squish-unix
CC = gcc
CFLAGS = -Wall -W
LDFLAGS = -lm
setitimer-helper: setitimer-helper.o
squish-pty: squish-pty.o
squish-unix: squish-unix.o
clean:
rm -f *.o setitimer-helper squish-pty squish-unix
Please tell me how to fix it. I'm using gcc-4.8.6 by the way.
gcc -lm setitimer-helper.o -o setitimer-helper
The problem is in the order of your arguments to GCC. Try this:
gcc -o setitimer-helper setitimer-helper.o -lm
This is because of the way that ld resolves undefined symbols when linking. Basically, the way you had it before, ld first sees -lm and says "I have no reason to include this library". It then includes your setitimer-helper.o which has an unresolved reference to floor. After that, there are no more libraries to consider, and floor remains unresolved.
If -lm comes afterward, it is able to resolve the reference to floor.

How to compile this lib for usage?

I'm new to C programming, and I'm trying to compile this Simple training example with GCC on Ubuntu 12.10.
Looks like fann.h should not be included (as stated on the file itself), so I included fixedfann.h instead.
First attempt (without include, just to see what the compiler will ask for):
$ gcc main.c -o output
/tmp/cckKyM92.o: In function `main':
main.c:(.text+0x62): undefined reference to `fann_create_standard'
main.c:(.text+0x7a): undefined reference to `fann_set_activation_function_hidden'
main.c:(.text+0x8e): undefined reference to `fann_set_activation_function_output'
main.c:(.text+0xba): undefined reference to `fann_train_on_file'
main.c:(.text+0xce): undefined reference to `fann_save'
main.c:(.text+0xda): undefined reference to `fann_destroy'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
fann_create_standard is on fann.h and fann.c. As fann.h is included by fixedfann.h, and fann.h should not be included directly, I believe I have to compile fann.c and fixedfann.c, and link then (tell me if I'm doing any mistake, I'm still not familiar with this "linking" stuff).
So I did:
$ gcc fann/fixedfann.c -o fann/fixedfann.o
fann/fixedfann.c:22:20: fatal error: config.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
and then I did:
$ gcc fann/fixedfann.c -o fann/fixedfann.o -include fann/include/config.h
fann/fixedfann.c:22:20: fatal error: config.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Now, why it's not finding the config.h file here?
--update
Thanks #JonathanLeffler, I could make some steps here. But now I'm stuck at:
$ gcc fann/fixedfann.c -o fann/fixedfann.o -I./fann/include/ -lm
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6/../../../i386-linux-gnu/crt1.o: In function `_start':
(.text+0x18): undefined reference to `main'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
and, with grep, I could not find any reference to main on the fann folder... Also no function _start, and I don't know who is linking this crt1.o... Any idea what's wrong here?
--update2
Ok, I got the .o files using Harmeet's Makefile, now I'm trying to link everything.
I created the main.o with gcc -c main.c, and I tried:
gcc -o output main.o fann/fixedfann.o -lm
(-lm for the libmath, that is needed) and I got:
main.c:(.text+0xba): undefined reference to `fann_train_on_file'
This fann_train_on_file is on fann_train_data.c, so I tried:
gcc -o output main.o fann/fixedfann.o fann/fann_train_data.o -lm
but I got lots of multiple definition of... errors... :/
Looks like fann_train_data.o is already included/linked, but if so, why it's not finding fann_train_on_file?
--update3
I'm still really stuck here... Any idea of which (if any) of this two lines should work?:
gcc -o output main.o hello.o fann/fixedfann.o fann/fann_train_data.o -lm
or
gcc -o output main.o hello.o fann/fixedfann.o -lm
--update for Harmeet
The output was:
$ make
gcc -L./fann -lfann main.o -o main
main.o: In function `main':
main.c:(.text+0x62): undefined reference to `fann_create_standard'
main.c:(.text+0x7a): undefined reference to `fann_set_activation_function_hidden'
main.c:(.text+0x8e): undefined reference to `fann_set_activation_function_output'
main.c:(.text+0xba): undefined reference to `fann_train_on_file'
main.c:(.text+0xce): undefined reference to `fann_save'
main.c:(.text+0xda): undefined reference to `fann_destroy'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [main] Error 1
You can use ar to make a static library and work with that.
Create a Makefile under your hello-fann-3/fann/ folder with the following contents -
SOURCES = $(wildcard *.c)
OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.c=.o)
CFLAGS = -c -Iinclude
all: libfann.a
libfann.a: $(OBJECTS)
ar rcs $# $^
%.o: %.c
gcc $(CFLAGS) $^
Then use the make command in hello-fann-3/fann/ to build the static library. The above Makefile will generate libfann.a that you can link to your program.
Create a Makefile under your hello-fann-3/ folder with the following contents -
SOURCES = $(wildcard *.c)
OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.c=.o)
CFLAGS = -c -I./fann/include
LFLAGS = -L./fann -lfann
main: $(OBJECTS)
gcc $(LFLAGS) $^ -o $#
%.o: %.c
gcc $(CFLAGS) $^
Then use the make command in hello-fann-3/ to build the main program.
In your main.c, you must include fan.h like -
#include "fann.h"
If you do not understand the Makefile, you can read about it here -
http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/index.html
You just need to link the fann library.
If you compile manually do this
gcc main.c -lfann -lm -o main
then simply run it like
./main
If you are on Ubuntu and you faced the following error
./main: error while loading shared libraries: libfann.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Then run
sudo ldconfig
If you are using NetBeans, then simply Right click on your project -> Properties -> Build -> Linker,
then in the Libraries section click on the browse button [...] then in the new window click on Add Library...
Then add fann library (for example my fann library path is: /usr/local/lib/libfann.a) and click Ok
A fellow helped me, and we came to this line that compiled everything, and make the executable:
$ gcc fann/fann.c fann/fann_io.c fann/fann_train.c fann/fann_train_data.c fann/fann_error.c fann/fann_cascade.c main.c -Ifann/include -lm
And this is the answer.
That said, this is exactly what fixedfann.c is doing (include all this .c files). But if I try:
$ gcc fann/fixedfann.c main.c -Ifann/include -lm
..I get:
undefined reference to `fann_train_on_file'
This fann_train_on_file is on fann_train_data.c, which is included by fixedfann.c, so why it is undefined? I don't know... :/
--update
I realized that:
$ gcc fann/fixedfann.c main.c -Ifann/include -lm
will work if I comment the headers on fixedfann.c:
//#include "config.h"
//#include "fixedfann.h"
#include "fann.c"
#include "fann_io.c"
#include "fann_train.c"
#include "fann_train_data.c"
#include "fann_error.c"
#include "fann_cascade.c"

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