Undefined reference resulting from g++ linking - linker

I am new to g++ and Makefile. I am trying to link this BeBOP SMC library, which is in my lib directory. Under the lib directory are bebop_util and sparse_matrix_converter, both of which have already been built without errors. I see libbebop_util.a, libbebop_util.so under bebop_util and libsparse_matrix_converter.a, libsparse_matrix_converter.so under sparse_matrix_converter. Below is the source:
Makefile
CC=g++
CFLAGS=-c -Wall
test.out: test.o
$(CC) -o test.out -Ilib/sparse_matrix_converter/include -Llib/bebop_util \
-Llib/sparse_matrix_converter -lbebop_util -lsparse_matrix_converter test.o
test.o: test.cpp
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Ilib/sparse_matrix_converter/include test.cpp
clean:
rm -f test.o test.out
test.cpp
#include <bebop/smc/sparse_matrix.h>
#include <bebop/smc/sparse_matrix_ops.h>
int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
{
struct sparse_matrix_t* A = load_sparse_matrix (MATRIX_MARKET, "sample_input");
destroy_sparse_matrix(A);
return 0;
}
Output:
login3% make
g++ -c -Wall -Ilib/sparse_matrix_converter/include test.cpp
g++ -o test.out -Ilib/sparse_matrix_converter/include -Llib/bebop_util -Llib/sparse_matrix_converter -lbebop_util -lsparse_matrix_converter test.o
test.o: In function `main':
test.cpp:(.text+0x1a): undefined reference to `load_sparse_matrix(sparse_matrix_file_format_t, char const*)'
test.cpp:(.text+0x27): undefined reference to `destroy_sparse_matrix(sparse_matrix_t*)'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [test.out] Error 1
Please note that test.cpp depends on sparse_matrix_converter, which depends on bebop_util. Would you please let me know what mistakes I may have made? Thanks.
Tom

The BeBOP code looks to be C code but hasn't add the correct C++ guards. Surround your includes with extern "C" to fix that:
extern "C" {
#include <bebop/smc/sparse_matrix.h>
#include <bebop/smc/sparse_matrix_ops.h>
}

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gcc -g -Wall -c script1.c
gcc -o main main.o script1.o
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_call_print_hello", referenced from:
_main in main.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [main] Error 1
Here are the content of the files:
makefile:
CC = gcc
CFLAGS = -g -Wall
main: main.o script1.o
$(CC) -o main main.o script1.o
main.o: main.c fdeclar_macros.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c main.c
script2.o: script2.c fdeclar_macros.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c script2.c
script1.o: script1.c fdeclar_macros.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c script1.c
run: main
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#include "fdeclar_macros.h"
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script2.c:
#include "fdeclar_macros.h"
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So the linker tries to build an executable with the content of script2.o missing, but as that content is required, linking fails.
One easy fix would be to change the original rule
main: main.o script1.o
$(CC) -o main main.o script1.o
by adding script2.o:
main: main.o script1.o script2.o
$(CC) -o main main.o script1.o script2.o
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OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
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output after make:
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https://developer.gnome.org/anjuta-build-tutorial/stable/build-make.html.en

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-ldl
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ID_LIKE=debian
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VERSION_ID="18.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
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UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic
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#include <dlfcn.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
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rm -f dl dl.o
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dl.c: In function ‘main’:
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dl.c:5:27: warning: unused parameter ‘argv’ [-Wunused-parameter]
int main(int argc, char **argv)
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main.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "helper.h"
int
main (int argc, char **argv)
{
test ();
exit (0);
}
helper.c
#include <stdio.h>
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test ()
{
printf ("Hello world\n");
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helper.h
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To compile
gcc -Wall -Werror -c -o main.o main.c
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gcc -Wall -Werror -o test main.o helper.o
In a Makefile
test: main.o helper.o
gcc -Wall -Werror -o test main.o helper.o
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clean:
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undefined reference to 'func_found_in_helper.c'
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main.c:(.text+0x25): undefined reference to `reciprocal'

This is a sample program i was trying to compile this below c program to know about the
make file.
main.c
#include<stdio.h>
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reciprocal.c
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makefile
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when compiled as below it throws an error.
% make
gcc -o2 -c reciprocal.c -I ../include gcc -o2 -c main.c -I ../include
gcc -o2 -o reciprocal.o main.o main.o: In function main':
main.c:(.text+0x25): undefined reference toreciprocal' collect2: ld
returned 1 exit status make: * [reciprocal] Error 1
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Change your makefile:
reciprocal: reciprocal.o main.o
gcc $(CFLAGS) -o reciprocal reciprocal.o main.o
^^^^^^^^^^
Alternatively:
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You have an insidious typo:
CFLAGS:=-o2
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