Hi Adam, > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -libcryptopp.a > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status ld is the Linux linker. Get the library on path, or specify the full path on the command line.
> And I cant even find an ld folder in /usr/bin IIRC, 'where' is a command to use when attempting to locate binaries and paths. > gcc auth.cpp -/home/adam/Documents/cryptopp/libcryptopp.a > -o authentication I believe you are missing the 'l', but it has been some time since I worked on Linux. > -/home/adam/Documents/cryptopp/libcryptopp.a Did you verify the library exists at the location? I think the Linux command is find. Jeff On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Adam Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi again, in addition to my last problem I have some more info: > > I have tried using this command? > > gcc auth.cpp -libcryptopp.a -o authentication > > Is that the correct way to go about it? > > Anyway it comes up with this error: > > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -libcryptopp.a > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > And I cant even find an ld folder in /usr/bin and my cryptopp library > files and my .cpp file I am trying to compile are all in a folder in > Documents. > > So maybe i did not make the library files properly? I did not > understand the ld bit in the readme.txt but did manage to pass the > verification check. And the libcryptopp.a file does exist in that > folder in documents. > > I also got the usual error (similar to my first post) using this > command: gcc auth.cpp -/home/adam/Documents/cryptopp/libcryptopp.a -o > authentication > [ SNIP] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Crypto++ Users" Google Group. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information about Crypto++ and this group is available at http://www.cryptopp.com. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
